éclat

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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. 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
  • For all the pomp, the meeting is largely a set piece.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • 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, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Bears can only hope that Moore’s Packer-killing touchdowns will resonate years down the road as the start of a dynastic run that includes Super Bowls and parades.
    Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Some of China's latest weapon systems, including long-range missiles, were displayed during a military parade in September.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Jeannette Jackson received the honor at the Mummers Museum during a community discussion about Philadelphia traditions and the future of mummery.
    Eva Andersen, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • This crisp, clever musical imagines the six wives of Henry VIII as stars of their own pop-music extravaganza.
    Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The Vanity Fair party was an extravaganza.
    Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In the days after the assassination, TPUSA’s board appointed Erika Kirk — the now-widow, previously known more for her pageant background than any political leadership role — to take over as CEO, a move described as consistent with her late husband’s wishes.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The 75th Miss Universe pageant takes place in Puerto Rico in November.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But separately, video surfaced — with little fanfare from the regime in Pyongyang — showing Kim spending a seemingly relaxed afternoon with his daughter Ju Ae, sister Yo Jung, and wife Ri Sul Ju, enjoying the company of some puppies.
    Jen Kwon, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • In a move that got substantially less fanfare, Payton also promoted Kilgore.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Davosians — heads of state, business leaders, technologists, philanthropists and billionaires — convene alongside spectacle.
    Victoria Bousis, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026
  • What followed was a spectacle of failure and endangerment.
    Karen J. Leader, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But beneath the pageantry, something unusual was unfolding.
    Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • But the pageantry’s momentum now seemed to be driving, very fast, to the past.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

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“éclat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9clat. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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