as in talent
a special and usually inborn ability
a person with a flair for making friends quickly
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Recent Examples of flair
The ceramic dishes have an elegant matte finish and scalloped edges for added flair.
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Ali Faccenda, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
The series is a reminder that sometimes adding a different type of flair to a tried and true method can breathe new life into it.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
All participating artists have been encouraged to incorporate a Valentine’s flair into their displays and offerings, according to a press release about the event.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
The piece featured a dramatic, billowing train that added flair to her look, setting it apart from other outfits of the day.
—Essence, 10 Feb. 2025
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Continuing its tradition of highlighting dynamic emerging talent, GloRilla, fresh off the success of her album Glorious, will bring her high-energy to Philadelphia.—
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Keep all of the best goodies off limits, on the other hand, and the Leafs will be limited to acquiring the same kind of marginal talent — third- and fourth-liners, third-pairing defencemen — as last spring.—
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White also has a knack for assembling fantastic casts, and he’s done it again here, with Posey stealing scenes and making memes as proudly old-fashioned matriarch Victoria, who pairs an airy superiority with a taste for prescription pills.—
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Ken had a knack for bringing joy and laughter to any gathering.—
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New Yorkers with ambition and aptitude come together to complete these trainings in diverse cohorts led by expert instructors.—
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Whatever your interests and aptitude, chances are there is a need for your contribution in the workplace of today, and tomorrow.—
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Thanks to the Warren and Augusta Hume Foundation gift, the program will be free in the fall of 2025.—
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Many have encouraged others to lean into their unique journeys, explaining that personal style is a reflection of trial and error, not just an inherent gift.—
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“Flair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flair. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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