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Which singer released the album Beautiful Trauma?

beautiful

[byoo-tuh-fuhl] / ˈbju tə fəl /




Usage

What are other ways to say beautiful? A person or thing that is beautiful has perfection of form, color, etc., or noble and spiritual qualities: a beautiful landscape, a beautiful woman. Handsome often implies stateliness or pleasing proportion and symmetry: a handsome man. That which is lovely is beautiful but in a warm and endearing way: a lovely smile. Pretty implies a moderate but noticeable beauty, emphasizing gracefulness or delicacy: a pretty flower.

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I’ve never thought a table needed 12 identical bowls to be beautiful.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

The farewell message was released as the 86-year-old broadcaster and campaigner's family confirmed she had been laid to rest in an "incredibly beautiful" private funeral last week.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Even at that young age, I thought she was a beautiful writer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Since I was a kid, I loved Loudon Wainwright III — he was dramatic and funny; the songs could be hilarious, and also beautiful.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

It was about seals, the beautiful creatures who live in two worlds.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell


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