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Recent Examples of conspicuous consumption
Unlike conspicuous consumption, quiet luxury whispers rather than shouts, favoring rarity, meaning, and intentionality.
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2025
Even before adolescence, the youth themselves are performing refinement—an early initiation into the aesthetics of conspicuous consumption.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Their conspicuous consumption catches Rob’s admiring attention, but the three sisters are not impressed.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
That means no more conspicuous consumption or the breaking of high-end hotels’ mounted stag heads.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for conspicuous consumption
Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2025
Even before adolescence, the youth themselves are performing refinement—an early initiation into the aesthetics of conspicuous consumption.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Their conspicuous consumption catches Rob’s admiring attention, but the three sisters are not impressed.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
That means no more conspicuous consumption or the breaking of high-end hotels’ mounted stag heads.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for conspicuous consumption
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conspicuous consumption
Noun
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Bold botanical prints are having a major moment right now, and at $27, this feels like a low-risk way to lean into the trend before committing to a bigger splurge.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
5 June 2026
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What followed was a splurge on foreign stars in the Chinese Super League (CSL).—
Reagan Yip,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Sure enough, Spurs’ wastefulness was punished.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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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
Noun
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There’s an understated lavishness; no celebrity interior designers have been let loose and rooms have a lustrous palette of pinks, yellows and blues.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Of course, Carly’s kitsch far outdid her neighbors’ in its oddness, luridness, lavishness.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
Noun
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So, investing in the well-being of women leaders isn't an act of generosity.—
Nakisha Dixon,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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This isn’t out of generosity or a desire to protect the game’s well-being.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Ambassadors Clubhouse, with its extravagance and its storytelling, seems to be where the ambition lives.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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But where the décor favors restraint, the food chooses extravagance.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
Noun
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With a profusion of bright yellow flowers and deep roots, dandelions boldly take up residence in lawns and gardens.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 June 2026
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These natural additives improve root systems and overall plant vigor, resulting in a fantastic profusion of blooms.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
2 June 2026
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“Conspicuous consumption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conspicuous%20consumption. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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