as in pageants
an elaborate, visually exciting show or event
the over-the-top extravaganzas that are usually staged at halftime during the Super Bowl
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Recent Examples of extravaganzas
Production’s involvement in paying for cast extravaganzas is something Monique brought up in a confessional interview during season 10.
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Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Mar. 2026
Every year, these flashy performances — from classic movie-musical extravaganzas to Disney earworms to Bond themes to power ballads — are the highlight of an already ridiculously flashy ceremony.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
Before this year's show, see some of the biggest moments from past halftime extravaganzas in the gallery above.
—Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Jan. 2026
Netflix 'The Life of Chuck' Based on the Stephen King novella, director Mike Flanagan's supremely joyous character study – the best movie of 2025 – involves an apocalypse, multiple dance extravaganzas and a haunted attic.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
The venue is suited for musical performances from string quartets and small orchestras to vocal extravaganzas.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
His Christmas Eve shows were extravaganzas that involved holiday tunes and sound clips.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Advertisers still crave the broad, simultaneous viewership such extravaganzas generate, and marketers that in the past might not have spent heavily on sports now see new reasons to do so.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
The Sundance Film Festival, named for one of the actor’s most iconic characters, grew into a cornerstone of the film industry and eventually one of the most glitzy extravaganzas on the Hollywood social calendar, known as much for screenings as for executive deal-making and VIP parties.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Mar. 2026
Every year, these flashy performances — from classic movie-musical extravaganzas to Disney earworms to Bond themes to power ballads — are the highlight of an already ridiculously flashy ceremony.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
Before this year's show, see some of the biggest moments from past halftime extravaganzas in the gallery above.
—Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Jan. 2026
Netflix 'The Life of Chuck' Based on the Stephen King novella, director Mike Flanagan's supremely joyous character study – the best movie of 2025 – involves an apocalypse, multiple dance extravaganzas and a haunted attic.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
The venue is suited for musical performances from string quartets and small orchestras to vocal extravaganzas.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
His Christmas Eve shows were extravaganzas that involved holiday tunes and sound clips.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Advertisers still crave the broad, simultaneous viewership such extravaganzas generate, and marketers that in the past might not have spent heavily on sports now see new reasons to do so.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
The Sundance Film Festival, named for one of the actor’s most iconic characters, grew into a cornerstone of the film industry and eventually one of the most glitzy extravaganzas on the Hollywood social calendar, known as much for screenings as for executive deal-making and VIP parties.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extravaganzas
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These 34 comedies streaming across the internet satirize global issues like nuclear war, cultural trends like beauty pageants, and leave no stone unturned in their quest to make life's toughest stuff more emotionally palatable.—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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Loren got her start in beauty pageants as a young girl before turning to acting in the 1950s.—
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
Architectural Digest,
3 Apr. 2026
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The science center in Louisville boasts two exhibits on UPS, both a package car and airplane displays, giving children and adults alike an opportunity to interact with some of UPS’s transformational technologies.—
Olivia Evans,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The grand jury investigation, which lead to the manslaughter charge, included testimony from 150 witnesses, most from the State Police, and close to 350 exhibits, according to the Commonwealth.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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An online amalgam of conspicuous consumption, natural wonders, and manmade spectacles — like the world’s tallest tower, Abu Dhabi’s Grand Mosque, and even, yes, the vivid green of Dubai Chocolate — has propelled the emirates to superlative measures of tourism and consumer behavior.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Election is a ruthless, high-wire satire with its skeptical spectacles trained on authority itself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Apr. 2026
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The extension is an effort to keep exhibitions and sales moving at a moment when pressure is building across the market and the global stage.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Hit exhibitions are seldom an unalloyed delight, and Vermeer, in particular, does not take kindly to being mobbed.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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And 2026 is already off to a bright start, with a buzzy debut novel from Jennette McCurdy, plenty of celebrity memoirs and sci-fi spectaculars.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Each December, cities around Europe transform into twinkling holiday spectaculars, hosting Christmas markets and general cheer, where the hot cocoa flows like a river.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Extravaganzas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extravaganzas. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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