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Recent Examples of prepossessing
Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025 The novel is a coming-of-age tale in which becoming an adult is defined as learning how to lie, how to smooth facts, events, even oneself into a more prepossessing form. —Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
Blazy has led me down the rue de l’Abbaye to what appears, at first, the least prepossessing bistro in the area. —Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025 The novel is a coming-of-age tale in which becoming an adult is defined as learning how to lie, how to smooth facts, events, even oneself into a more prepossessing form. —Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepossessing
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The era of the concert hall was at hand, and the same qualities that had made the mandolin attractive at home now put it at a disadvantage.— Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
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Do leave enough of the shoots in bloom to keep attractive plants.— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
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Tasul later helped researchers understand how climate change is influencing the diets of wild polar bears and assisted with testing tracking equipment by wearing a specialized collar that helped improve the accuracy of devices used on wild populations.— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
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Tasul contributed by helping researchers understand how climate change is influencing the diets of wild polar bears and assisted with testing tracking equipment by wearing a specialized collar that helped improve the accuracy of devices used on wild populations.— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
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The town is full of charming attractions, like the interactive Maison de Sancerre, and cozy restaurants and cafés.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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This charming town of under 5,000 people is dotted with towering coastal redwoods and is known for its easy access to the peacefully flowing waters of the Russian River.— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
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This is particularly important when disposing of sharps such as needles, slides, or broken glass.— BestReviews, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Crosby followed Saturday’s two-point performance by producing a goal and two assists as the Penguins had little trouble in disposing of the exhausted and wounded defending champs in a 5-2 victory on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena.— Josh Yohe, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The feature is set in British Columbia, largely in the span of a summer during the nineteen-nineties, in a calm residential suburb on the ruggedly alluring Vancouver Island.— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
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Captive in bucolic panopticons, their lives are at once aesthetically alluring, depressingly regressive and anthropologically fascinating.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
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Part of convincing him to do the play was not so much selling him on the material but selling him on the act of doing theater.— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
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But Stanley said the effort was entirely consistent with Patagonia's results-first philosophy — because Walmart is so huge, convincing it to do something as simple as not idling its delivery trucks while they are unloaded has a significant environmental benefit.— Tony Biasotti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Complimentary blankets aren’t always available—or appealing, for that matter—making this a mistake that seasoned travelers learn to plan around.— Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
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That balance is part of what makes the MDX Type S so appealing.— Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
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Lawlor writes with the pleasing air of someone keen to be understood by a wide range of possible readers.— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Pull out your sheet pan to whip up this super-easy, crowd pleasing supper.— Josh Miller, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
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“Prepossessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/prepossessing. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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