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Walker, Whittaker’s husband, was a protégé of the famous artist Frederic Leighton, who is known for his ubiquitous “Flaming June” painting of a woman in a bright orange gown curled luxuriantly in repose.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2023

Unfortunately, D.C. cannot always depend on Dupont Circle’s waters to swish luxuriantly around their marble bowl.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023

After all, the irrigation water and poisonous chemicals necessary to keep the playing fields luxuriantly green at all times are abetting ecological disaster.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2022

It happened that the final look in the Dior Men show was a model luxuriantly caped and trailing what looked like a blanket.

From New York Times • May 23, 2022

But the cat made no answer, simply stretched luxuriantly and walked away.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman