trappings
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To his credit, Affleck chimed in, adding that “Adolescence,” Netflix’s fantastic, award-winning limited series, avoided all of the streamer’s typical trappings.
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“Titanic” and “La La Land” both dared to defy the trappings of their primary genre.
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The scene is a marvel, but beyond all of its visual trappings, it’s what the moment represents for Lilian that really sticks.
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He maintained the trappings of a New York success story: the five-bedroom apartment on the Upper East Side, the Hamptons estate, the charity galas, a wife and three kids.
Monarchical trappings dignified Napoleon Bonaparte’s power grab and still dignify the Inauguration Days of American presidents.
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