extravagances

plural of extravagance

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of extravagances Even in economic uncertainty, people appreciate little extravagances; something extra that shows businesses still value them. Dan Gingiss, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extravagances
Noun
  • At odds with California’s climate goal of achieving zero-net carbon pollution, logging and milling wastes promptly release half a tree’s carbon into the atmosphere.
    John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
  • What never stops, though, is the eternal leak of CO2 from the necks of volcanoes poking above the frozen wastes.
    Peter Brannen August 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • From there, the Cadillac Escalade IQL adds layers of luxuries that Cadillac buyers are used to, from a rear seat entertainment system with wireless AKG headphones to powered seats, a spacious third row and retractable running boards to assist every passenger climbing into the cabin.
    Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Spending grew faster than incomes, eating into savings, and much of it came from necessities rather than luxuries.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025

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“Extravagances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extravagances. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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