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Recent Examples of conspicuous consumption
As a result, even if bad customers slipped through the application process, their banks could catch them on the back end because of their conspicuous consumption.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
So, how did these unusual ingredients become items of conspicuous consumption?
—Garritt C. Van Dyk, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
We’re told in Superfine that, around 300 years ago, a new culture of conspicuous consumption, fueled by slavery, colonialism, and imperialism, enabled access to clothes signaling wealth and taste.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 8 May 2025
In this moment of arbitrary tariffs and plummeting 401(k)s, banal conspicuous consumption has begun to feel insidious in its own way.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
So, how did these unusual ingredients become items of conspicuous consumption?
—Garritt C. Van Dyk, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
We’re told in Superfine that, around 300 years ago, a new culture of conspicuous consumption, fueled by slavery, colonialism, and imperialism, enabled access to clothes signaling wealth and taste.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 8 May 2025
In this moment of arbitrary tariffs and plummeting 401(k)s, banal conspicuous consumption has begun to feel insidious in its own way.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for conspicuous consumption
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspicuous consumption
Noun
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People in India don’t view gold as a splurge according to Sachin Jain, India CEO of the World Gold Council.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Because this mama doesn’t have enough time (or the budget) to go out and buy a bunch of gifts just shy of the biggest splurge season of the year.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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However, Bompastor’s side did little at first to shake worries about their wastefulness in front of goal.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Núñez, despite his occasional wastefulness in front of goal, was a very useful option in the position and brought great energy and dynamism to the team.—
James Nalton,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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When Balistreri's Bluemound Inn posted the news on Facebook, customers and former employees replied to that posting with fond memories and praise for the restaurateur's warmth and generosity.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Your generosity to his siblings in times of need has nothing to do with him.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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People are turning back to color and extravagance, especially with eye makeup.—
Essence,
Essence,
15 Oct. 2025
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But also the kind of extravagance that builds a lifetime happy memory.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Of the many species, Coreopsis grandiflora is a yellow-orange perennial that grows with weedlike profusion in every type of soil.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025
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The trust gap has a lengthy history and a profusion of roots.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
4 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Conspicuous consumption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspicuous%20consumption. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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