demure
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Others opt for the registry office and a demure lunch with close friends, and prefer to save their money for a house.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025
In “The Penguin” Cristin Milioti’s Sofia Falcone marks her transition from the dutiful mobster’s demure daughter to a siren afire with vengeance.
From Salon • Dec. 27, 2024
The word took off in August after content creator Jools Lebron, posted on TikTok abut her demure work outfit and mindful make-up.
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2024
Purser’s Anne isn’t the demure ingenue of more traditional productions, even though McDonald’s Edouard Dindon has no problem playing the farcical parental heavy.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024
A golden necklace with a cross that does not belong to me has been artfully draped on the bureau next to a pair of demure white gloves and a jar of cold cream.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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