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
Its story of Chicago gangsters, twin brothers Smoke and Stack (both played by Michael B. Jordan), who return to their Mississippi hometown in 1932, closely follows the plot of the Nineties vampire extravaganza From Dusk till Dawn, which was directed by Robert Rodriquez in QT fanboy mode.
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Armond White, National Review, 18 Apr. 2025
Helsinki, Finland June is great for: an alfresco, all-free art extravaganza.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
She, her husband and four children stage extravaganzas, with a sort of Passover funhouse experience in the basement, laser lights and fog machines to simulate the parting of the Red Sea, and homemade movie and television parodies.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
McKinley commented on Porsha’s post, praising her for putting the extravaganza together for their little one.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
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Armond White, National Review, 18 Apr. 2025
Helsinki, Finland June is great for: an alfresco, all-free art extravaganza.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025
She, her husband and four children stage extravaganzas, with a sort of Passover funhouse experience in the basement, laser lights and fog machines to simulate the parting of the Red Sea, and homemade movie and television parodies.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
McKinley commented on Porsha’s post, praising her for putting the extravaganza together for their little one.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extravaganza
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However, knowing that this year's exhibit explores the figure of the Black dandy, suit silhouettes like the Zoot suit or those of the Sapeurs originating in the Congo can be expected.—
María Munsuri,
Glamour,
4 May 2025
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Taking into account the restaurants and food stands, interactive and educational exhibits, shops, and the arena itself, rodeo grounds can be as large as the event announcers’ personalities.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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Hudson will try to win a beauty pageant in her home state of Maine, and will face an uncommon opponent Hudson will be competing in the Miss Maine USA Beauty Pageant later this month after finishing as the first runner-up in last year’s contest.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Enter Heidi Gardner dressed like a pageant queen, but with a gown made entirely from toilet paper.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2025
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The gala’s coinciding exhibition at the Met was curated by author Monica L. Miller and rooted in her 2009 book, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity.—
Michelle Duncan,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2025
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This new solo exhibition—her first in the United States, her first as a mother, and her most vulnerable yet—features 13 oil paintings Showering made during this intense period of change.—
Grace Edquist,
Vogue,
8 May 2025
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Most designers would find such a project daunting: To create 500 costumes for a theatrical spectacular that is part-cabaret, part-circus, with a budget of $14 million, more than 100 performers and lashings of Swarovski crystals.—
Cathrin Schaer,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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Review: Joyful 'Coco' breaks from the Pixar pack as a Mexican musical spectacular Who's making 'Coco 2'?—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Authoritarian power will not be satisfied with one sacrifice or one enemy or one other but will require more, since that power thrives on the spectacle of punishment—the rendition.—
Viet Thanh Nguyễn,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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Sometimes death is itself the spectacle, the thing that people are really here to see, as in the double-suicide of Romeo + Juliet.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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The base model 2026 Kia Sportage LX comes standard with 12.3-inch dual panoramic displays with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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The events garner media attention, with their photo-ready displays of firearms taken out of circulation.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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“Extravaganza.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extravaganza. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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