Thesaurus / flourish
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Tatel’s writing is sparse and not prone to rhetorical flourishes.
JUDGE DAVID TATEL’S LACK OF EYESIGHT NEVER DEFINED HIM, BUT HIS BLINDNESS IS WOVEN INTO THE CULTURE OF THE INFLUENTIAL APPEALS COURT IN D.C.ANN MARIMOWJULY 8, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWe will not even speak of lattices and other decorative flourishes.
AMERICA FORGOT HOW TO MAKE PROPER PIE. CAN WE REMEMBER BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE?MEGAN MCARDLEJULY 1, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe Switch does not lack visual innovation or artistic flourishes necessary to create inarguably beautiful games whose visuals fully justify playing them on a really big-screen TV.
BEST NINTENDO SWITCH GAMES FOR GRAPHICS: THE TITLES THAT JUSTIFY JUMPING TO THE BIG SCREENBILLY CADDENJUNE 20, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEIn fact it was just those flourishes — seen as revolutionary at the time — that reportedly turned off old-school members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ documentary branch.
ACTORS IN DOCUMENTARIES USED TO BE TABOO. NOW THEY’RE THE STARS.ANN HORNADAYMARCH 25, 2021WASHINGTON POSTRoasted red peppers and an orange shellfish emulsion lend color to the classic, which is staged in a blue bowl for even more flourish.
GLOVER PARK GRILL WOOS ITS NEIGHBORHOOD WITH ALL-AMERICAN COOKINGTOM SIETSEMAMARCH 12, 2021WASHINGTON POSTCertain editing choices and flourishes — like fade-outs at the end of a scene — pay homage to a bygone era of Hollywood filmmaking.
DAVID FINCHER’S NEW MOVIE MANK IS A BROADSIDE AGAINST HOLLYWOOD SELF-CONGRATULATIONALISSA WILKINSONDECEMBER 4, 2020VOXIt drew immediate notice, not just because of its impressive ability to mimic stylistic flourishes and put together plausible content, but also because of how far it had come from a previous version.
IF A ROBOT IS CONSCIOUS, IS IT OK TO TURN IT OFF? THE MORAL IMPLICATIONS OF BUILDING TRUE AISANAND VAIDYAOCTOBER 28, 2020SINGULARITY HUB During the pandemic when marketing budgets have frozen, publishers have experienced an uptick in shorter-form, quickly completed social branded content campaigns, with lower production costs and multimedia flourishes.
‘WE CAN BE AGILE AND EVOLVE’: NEWS UK IS QUICKLY GROWING A 7-FIGURE INCREMENTAL REVENUE STREAM FROM SOCIAL VIDEOLUCINDA SOUTHERNAUGUST 5, 2020DIGIDAYIn such conditions many kinds which do not flourish very freely in the open garden, grow into handsome specimens.
HOW TO KNOW THE FERNSS. LEONARD BASTINHe bowed, with a flourish of his plumed hat, and would with that have taken his departure but that the Seneschal stayed him.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINIWORDS RELATED TO FLOURISH
- agitate
- brandish
- bump
- chatter
- churn
- commove
- concuss
- convulse
- discompose
- disquiet
- disturb
- dither
- dodder
- flap
- flicker
- flit
- flitter
- flourish
- fluctuate
- flutter
- jar
- jerk
- jog
- joggle
- jolt
- jounce
- move
- oscillate
- palpitate
- perturb
- quail
- quake
- quaver
- rattle
- reel
- rock
- roil
- ruffle
- set in motion
- shimmer
- shimmy
- shiver
- shudder
- stagger
- stir up
- succuss
- sway
- swing
- totter
- tremor
- upset
- vibrate
- waggle
- water
- wave
- whip
- wobble
- afford
- air
- arrive
- attend
- bare
- blazon
- brandish
- deal in
- demonstrate
- display
- disport
- exhibit
- expose
- flash
- flaunt
- flourish
- lay bare
- lay out
- mount
- offer
- parade
- present
- produce
- proffer
- put on
- reveal
- sell
- set out
- show off
- showcase
- sport
- spread
- stage
- streak
- submit
- supply
- trot out
- unfold
- unfurl
- unveil
- vaunt
- wave
- animate
- back
- back up
- bear out
- bloom
- brace
- brace up
- burgeon
- carry weight
- cheer
- consolidate
- embolden
- enhearten
- enliven
- flourish
- flower
- fortify
- gather resources
- gird
- give weight
- harden
- inspirit
- invigorate
- nerve
- nourish
- prepare
- prosper
- rally
- ready
- refresh
- rejuvenate
- restore
- steel
- substantiate
- temper
- thrive
- toughen
- uphold
- accomplish
- achieve
- acquire
- arrive
- avail
- be successful
- benefit
- carry off
- come off
- conquer
- distance
- do all right
- do the trick
- earn
- flourish
- fulfill
- gain
- get
- get to the top
- grow famous
- hit
- make a fortune
- make good
- make it
- make out
- obtain
- outdistance
- outwit
- overcome
- possess
- prevail
- profit
- prosper
- pull off
- realize
- reap
- receive
- recover
- retrieve
- score
- secure
- surmount
- thrive
- triumph
- turn out
- vanquish
- win
- work
- worst
- accomplishes
- achieves
- acquires
- arrives
- avails
- benefits
- carries off
- comes off
- conquers
- distances
- does all right
- does the trick
- earns
- flourishes
- fulfills
- gains
- gets
- gets to the top
- grows famous
- hits
- is successful
- makes a fortune
- makes good
- makes it
- makes out
- obtains
- outdistances
- outwits
- overcomes
- possesses
- prevails
- profits
- prospers
- pulls off
- realizes
- reaps
- receives
- recovers
- retrieves
- scores
- secures
- surmounts
- thrives
- triumphs
- turns out
- vanquishes
- wins
- works
- worsts
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