as in generosity
the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money
warned their spendthrift daughter that she would eventually pay the price for her extravagancy
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Noun
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Until then, the museum had relied largely on the generosity of wealthy patrons donating the contents of their wardrobe.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025 -
Thank you for your kindness, your generosity, your talent, and above all, your laughter.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Like the operas Li recalled, this moment is characterized by a kind of emotional extravagance that does not permit the ambivalent second thought.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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History suggests such optimism can falter amid fiscal extravagance.—
Bob Haber,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Núñez, despite his occasional wastefulness in front of goal, was a very useful option in the position and brought great energy and dynamism to the team.—
James Nalton,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Arsenal’s wastefulness on the break was evident nine minutes into the game.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The trust gap has a lengthy history and a profusion of roots.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
4 Oct. 2025
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For readers, much of the aesthetic experience of engaging with either artist involves simply attending to this profusion of details, the infinitely diverse offspring of technical excellence and an inexhaustible imagination.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Extravagancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extravagancy. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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