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as in lavishness
the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money
Hollywood stars are famous for the extravagance of their parties
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as in waste
an instance of spending money or resources without care or restraint
the purchase of a fur coat was simply the latest of his wife's extravagances
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Recent Examples of extravagance
Couture week is all about extravagance, and Cardi B understod the assignment while attending the fall 2025 Schiaparelli couture show in Paris.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2025
The more exciting news for everyone who can’t afford such extravagances is that Malone is promising new music by then.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2025
Like a splurging tourist, Desai is undaunted by extravagance.
—New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Kamado-san, the $220 double-lid donabe, could be considered a kitchen extravagance.
—The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2025
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2025
The more exciting news for everyone who can’t afford such extravagances is that Malone is promising new music by then.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2025
Like a splurging tourist, Desai is undaunted by extravagance.
—New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Kamado-san, the $220 double-lid donabe, could be considered a kitchen extravagance.
—The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extravagance
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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
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Chicago's waste diversion rate – the amount of garbage being recycled instead of dumped in landfills – hovers around 10%.—
Tara Molina,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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This can cause a buildup of fluid or waste in the body, or a buildup of acids, potassium and phosphate in the blood.—
Vivian Kwarm,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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What makes La Paulée special is the tradition of collectors bringing their own rare bottles to share with winemakers and fellow guests, creating a communal atmosphere of generosity and appreciation.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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San Jose named a street, Woz Way, after him for that generosity and one of the street signs was auctioned for $2,350 at the event.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Hotels are taking sustainability seriously Seoul's luxury hotels are also taking a leadership role in the city's green transformation.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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As a fan of the 3rd-row luxury crossover SUV, Infiniti has always had an uphill battle with their sales figures given their pricing has been more expensive than their competitors while their interior and user experience has provided no real thrills.—
Marc D Grasso,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
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She’s also previously called out wastefulness in the music industry specifically.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 2025
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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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Even in Thalberg’s truncation, the movie is a masterwork, its overwhelming profusion of detail matched by the angular tension of Stroheim’s images.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2026
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There’s a tension between the fairy tale’s tellers (of which there are a profusion) and the fairy tale’s main characters.—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Extravagance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extravagance. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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