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as in elegant
having or showing elegance
a tasteful arrangement of white flowers and dark greenery
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as in delicious
very pleasing to the sense of taste
a line of microwavable frozen entrées that are surprisingly tasteful
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Recent Examples of tasteful
The chalet boasts twelve exceptionally spacious suites, each adorned with tasteful decor and some even have their own fireplace and terraces with valley views.
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Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
Diamonds make up the timing segments and the hour indicators for a bit of tasteful bling, which Victoria (who preferred not to give her last name) wore as naturally as a turtle wears its shell.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
Of course, the luxurious couches are draped in Loro Piana cashmere, while the walls boast silk and raffia, creating a tasteful blend of natural textures that mimic the DNA of the brand.
—Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2024
This whole block of Lake Terrace Avenue is full of spectacular displays, from the scary '80s house of horrors across the street to the tasteful haunted mansion two doors to the southwest.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
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Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
Diamonds make up the timing segments and the hour indicators for a bit of tasteful bling, which Victoria (who preferred not to give her last name) wore as naturally as a turtle wears its shell.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
Of course, the luxurious couches are draped in Loro Piana cashmere, while the walls boast silk and raffia, creating a tasteful blend of natural textures that mimic the DNA of the brand.
—Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2024
This whole block of Lake Terrace Avenue is full of spectacular displays, from the scary '80s house of horrors across the street to the tasteful haunted mansion two doors to the southwest.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasteful
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The crowd of songwriters, publishers and other industry members, all garbed in suits and elegant dresses, immediately rose to their feet, clapping and singing along to Owen’s lyrics of flowing rivers, rustic Cajun hideaways and playing baseball with chert rocks.Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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The vertical stitching looks clean and elegant, and is meant to prevent wrinkles.Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 18 Nov. 2024
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The bottom line: The most expensive Senate race in the nation this year could have been delicious.Asher Price, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Instead of Black life maimed, denuded of dignity, and degraded, each portrait that makes up I, Narcissus is a study of delicious glamour.Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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Such is the world in which Amy Berryman’s intelligent and compassionate climate-disaster drama — named for Thoreau’s treatise (though not, as the title might suggest, an adaptation of it) and now receiving its New York premiere under Whitney White’s graceful direction at Second Stage — takes place.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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By all accounts and appearances, Wade is just as graceful off the court.Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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The album is handsome and searching and muscular, and after our talk Gilmour plays most of it onstage at the Bowl while throwing a few familiar bones to the capacity crowd.Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The one-minute clip, part of the brand’s 28-year-old Generations campaign, featured a handsome young man—early 30s, curly brown hair—at a rooftop party in a city that looked a lot like New York.Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
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Sensitivity and sociality The same fine motor skills that aid in picking tasty bug snacks off of leaves also apply to picking bugs and other parasites off of others.Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 21 Nov. 2024
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Probably best known as the longtime Dior executive who developed its fine jewelry and watch division, Nicolas has also worked at Cartier and Sotheby’s before becoming general manager of Printemps’ flagship Haussmann store in 2021.Miles Socha, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Tasteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasteful. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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