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extravaganza

noun

ik-ˌstra-və-ˈgan-zə How to pronounce extravaganza (audio)
Definition of extravaganzanext
as in exhibit
an elaborate, visually exciting show or event the over-the-top extravaganzas that are usually staged at halftime during the Super Bowl

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Recent Examples of extravaganza After seeing Gaynor’s Vegas extravaganza, Burnett recruited Mackie to design the costumes for The Carol Burnett Show. — Maureen Lee Lenker, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 Bad Bunny and the event’s producers and directors pulled off what may have been the most intricate halftime extravaganza in Super Bowl history. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026 Not everyone is happy that Congress is thinking of regulating the private equity extravaganza. — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 3 Sep. 2026 At the heart was Dollywood, a theme park extravaganza brought to life by Parton in Sevier County, population 100,000. — Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for extravaganza
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extravaganza
  1. exhibit
  2. pageant
  3. exhibition
  4. spectacular
  5. spectacle
  6. display
Noun
  • The exhibit has since become one of the museum’s most popular attractions.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The Washington Post reported that officials at an unidentified national park had ordered that the photo be taken down, along with other signs and exhibits related to slavery.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of exhibit
Noun
  • Because JonBenét had won several child beauty pageants, images of her in makeup and garish costumes created a spectacle around the case (which is still unsolved), and around the Ramseys.
    — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The competition is separate from the Miss America pageant, which traces its history to a 1921 event in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of pageant
Noun
  • The exhibition is the international component of Second Harvest, an initiative from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Turkey and brewer Anadolu Efes in collaboration with MILKist Social Design Center.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Three years on, the atelier is now celebrating its 40th anniversary with a series of new exhibitions across India’s financial capital.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of exhibition
Noun
  • Those who visit annually or several times during the year are deeply passionate about the live shows, character meet-and-greets, holiday food specials, seasonal festivals and parades and nighttime spectaculars that these parks provide.
    — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Sure, the city has fantastic architecture, world-class restaurants, Broadway spectaculars, and those oh-so-gorgeous hotels.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of spectacular
Noun
  • At best, these robot spectacles are funny or wildly optimistic about technology.
    — Shane O’Neill, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The meeting had the potential to become a global spectacle, featuring two powerful and glamorous women from the world's two biggest economies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of spectacle
Noun
  • The results of these efforts were on prominent display in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death.
    — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • All three phones feature OLED displays, silicon-carbon batteries between 6,510mAh and 8,000mAh in size, and run on Vivo’s OriginOS 7 software.
    — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of display

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