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Noun
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In his pomp, Worthington was recommending Karim Benzema before the world really knew about the Frenchman.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025 -
There, the music switches to distant, classical pomp and the actor takes a seat at a tidy press junket-style set.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the country’s National Security Council, was among foreign dignitaries at the Pyongyang parade.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un displayed a new long-range intercontinental ballistic missile at a military parade in Pyongyang that included foreign leaders on Friday.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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But what was once the norm can now seem a kind of ableist mummery, which this production attempts to sidestep by offering a Richard with no physical impairments at all.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
11 July 2022
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Last week, as Russia prepared to invade Ukraine and Gergiev prepared to lead the Vienna Philharmonic in three concerts at Carnegie Hall, the usual mummery was unfolding.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2022
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Always keep your guests in mind when assembling your extravaganza.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Historical extravaganzas mixing intrepid before-their-time women and modern music and mores have seen some major success.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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Another albino Thai buffalo was sold in 2024 for 18 million baht ($672,000) after winning multiple pageants.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Sims is a former Miss Teen USA beauty pageant contestant.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Both Countdown and Butterfly debuted to positive fanfare this past summer, ranking within Nielsen's Top 10 streaming originals charts.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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Mary Bronstein’s first movie, the acerbic 2008 comedy Yeast, co-starring Greta Gerwig, came and went with little fanfare.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For now, the spectacle of Starlink satellites burning across the sky remains more of a visual phenomenon than a safety hazard.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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And while the film may lean into the spectacle of explosions and chase scenes, its emotional core lies in the humanity Stanfield brings to the chaos.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
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Not too long ago, foreign policy analysts might have shrugged off the pageantry of the China summit.—
JEFFREY PRESCOTT,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Sep. 2025
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While the festivities provided plenty of pomp and pageantry, royal experts told Fox News Digital that no gathering could ever rival the late monarch’s unforgettable encounter with a controversial guest.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“éclat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9clat. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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