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Recent Examples of conspicuous consumption
Japan was in a deep recession, but Uniqlo kept growing, offering bargains for the struggling masses and discretion for better-off consumers in an era that frowned upon conspicuous consumption.
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
These were mostly built by wealthy American families between 1870 and 1915, as conspicuous consumption became a symbolic tool of the elite.
—Evan Nicole Brown, Architectural Digest, 25 July 2025
Successful wealth-builders feel genuine satisfaction in financial discipline and growth, taking pride in resource management rather than conspicuous consumption.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
For such people, the unabashed pursuit of wealth and the conspicuous consumption associated with wealth are treated as virtues in themselves.
—Jeffery Vacante, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
These were mostly built by wealthy American families between 1870 and 1915, as conspicuous consumption became a symbolic tool of the elite.
—Evan Nicole Brown, Architectural Digest, 25 July 2025
Successful wealth-builders feel genuine satisfaction in financial discipline and growth, taking pride in resource management rather than conspicuous consumption.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
For such people, the unabashed pursuit of wealth and the conspicuous consumption associated with wealth are treated as virtues in themselves.
—Jeffery Vacante, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspicuous consumption
Noun
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According to Miller, this Männkitchen Pepper Cannon is a splurge that’s well worth a spot in your kitchen.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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Several different new splurge-worth Irish whiskeys have come to market over the past few years.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Gabriel also acknowledged lawmakers’ responsibility to oversee state spending seriously as well, and would be scrutinizing government programs for wastefulness.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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While an eight-game winning run saw Cherki, Foden and Haaland hit their devastating best, three frustrating draws against Sunderland, Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion were characterised by wastefulness in front of goal.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Despite the buildings’ lavishness, the plastics meeting is in a downstairs space that’s less Dubai bling than basic corporate nice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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Then again, a sense of glamour and lavishness—two pillars of Old Hollywood, when the big film studios had big money to burn—still goes hand-in-hand with awards season dressing today, too.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Some respondents urged generosity regardless of the service model.—
Ryan Brennan
March 12,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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Some respondents framed it as a moral question, arguing generosity should be the default regardless of service level.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
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Other details on the interiors are scarce (for now), but Lazzara says the focus onboard is not about extravagance, but design continuity throughout each and every space on the new vessel—and having enough space to truly wind, too.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
4 Mar. 2026
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That the anniversary of the nation’s founding ought to be celebrated with especial extravagance every fifty or a hundred years, a tradition that the unlikely President Ford inherited, is an idea that started in 1826, the jubilee of independence.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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And in between the mammals is an even denser profusion of bird life.—
Tom Vanderbilt,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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Here’s how to prune blueberry bushes to promote a profusion of bigger, better berries every year.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Conspicuous consumption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspicuous%20consumption. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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