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Recent Examples of éclat
People reports that each panel of her dress was embroidered with 50,400 crystal eclats and 50,400 white beads.
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Krystin Arneson, Glamour, 6 July 2019
Each panel of Turner’s dress was embroidered with 50,400 crystal eclats and 50,400 white beads.
—Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, 5 July 2019
Krystin Arneson, Glamour, 6 July 2019
Each panel of Turner’s dress was embroidered with 50,400 crystal eclats and 50,400 white beads.
—Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, 5 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for éclat
Noun
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There was a moment early in the season at Stamford Bridge when — amid all the ceremony and pomp that comes before a modern Premier League game — Nikola Milenkovic stood perfectly still.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Extra pomp doesn’t have to skew antiquated, either, as several modern variations from upscale brands like Sferra and Annie Selke illustrate.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
24 May 2025
Noun
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The parade includes favorite SeaWorld characters, floats, music and more.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Masses of people had gathered for a victory parade outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium to celebrate the triumph of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), who secured the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 championship.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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The entire family, whether two-legged or four, are welcome for an afternoon of fun at the Fifth Annual Paws for Pride extravaganza.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
7 June 2025
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Ana de Armas as Eve and Keanu Reeves as John Wick in Ballerina Courtesy of Lionsgate Because really, Ballerina is a stunt-person-employment extravaganza.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
6 June 2025
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The Knicks still hadn’t learned to communicate on the floor, and often missed coverages by a mile, leading to a pageant of unmolested open jumpers.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Alana Thompson, also known as Honey Boo Boo, is a former beauty pageant contestant.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
Noun
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After investigating Bill's office (and finding the knife), Bowen arrests Bill to great fanfare from the press.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
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First look at Porto’s restaurant and bar coming to Downtown Disney Porto’s decision to open a Downtown Disney location on the site of the former La Brea Bakery was announced to much fanfare during the D23 Expo in 2022 at the Anaheim Convention Center.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Racetracks like Saratoga have attempted to make the weekend a spectacle, with bands and activities throughout the races in hopes of showing the greatness of horse racing and what a day at the track looks like.—
Spencer Ripchik,
Baltimore Sun,
6 June 2025
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The spectacle, unintended yet symbolic, brought a moment of reflection—a metaphor for the uneasy embrace between nature and technology.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The estate’s historical significance extends beyond social pageantry; Wetmore’s son, George Peabody Wetmore, served as Rhode Island’s governor and later U.S. senator.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
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Having developed close ties with supporters group Spion Kop 1906, which organises the displays of flags and banners, the Irish Kop wanted to make its own contribution to the matchday pageantry.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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“éclat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9clat. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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