éclat

noun

Definition of éclatnext
as in pomp

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for éclat
  1. pomp
  2. parade
  3. mummery
  4. extravaganza
  5. pageant
  6. fanfare
  7. spectacle
  8. pageantry
Noun
  • But behind the pomp and ceremony of official Washington, the meeting will reveal two wary superpowers projecting their doubts and apprehensions onto the other.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • There's no fluff or pomp to distract you, and everything from the seats to the door panels have been designed with ergonomics and accessibility in mind.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 July 2026
Definition of pomp
Noun
  • There was a costume parade featuring 38 corgis in diverse outfits including a dinosaur suit, a dress and doggy sports gear.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Victoria Beckham continued her bikini parade while out in Portofino with her husband David and daughter Harper, 15.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of parade
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
Definition of mummery
Noun
  • The auctions during Monterey Car Week, the annual extravaganza of classic car auctions, shows, races and awards, are expected to reach $470 million to $500 million, according to Hagerty.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
  • What started as an idea for a variety show about her life in late 2017 became a bawdy, self-deprecating song-and-dance extravaganza following her arrest that Christmas Eve.
    — Luisa Opalesky, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of extravaganza
Noun
  • Former Miss North Carolina USA Brittany Boltinhouse is breaking her silence about losing her title weeks after winning the state pageant.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The victim, identified by relatives as Kiara Darvonne Bowling, is in her early 30s and works as an event planner and competes in pageants.
    — Da Lin, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of pageant
Noun
  • The Traitors has long tapped Real Housewives stars, while Love Island USA break-out Rob Rausch won the latest season of the show to much fanfare.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Life begins as a fanfare — a regal entry heralded by brass — and ends as a solo cello lament and the serene acceptance of death as sung by a choir.
    — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of fanfare
Noun
  • Built into a natural ravine, the stadium’s site was used for ancient Greek athletic contests and later Roman spectacles before falling into centuries of disuse.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • In Navarrette’s casting as Rogue, there was an implicit acknowledgement of the kind of shifts in consumer sentiment Marvel may be worrying about — away from IP-reliant spectacle towards something more homegrown and hand-spun.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of spectacle
Noun
  • The sights, sounds and pageantry that make up college football can come to life at the corner of 95th Street and King Drive.
    — Monique Carroll, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In the very human-scale role of Chef, all that glamour and pageantry seethes just beneath the skin.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of pageantry
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