extravaganzas

noun

plural of extravaganza
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 While dining venues are complimentary, elaborate food-and-wine pairing extravaganzas come with a fee. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026 In those films, Nolan retained his auteurist fire while creating big, bold populist extravaganzas. — Brent Lang, Variety, 21 July 2026 Today, her various closets are brimming with country clothes instead of the designer extravaganzas of yore. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026 Then-Mayor John Lindsay had cut down on ticker-tape extravaganzas for financial and other reasons. — Anthony Izaguirre, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 Production’s involvement in paying for cast extravaganzas is something Monique brought up in a confessional interview during season 10. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extravaganzas
  1. pageants
  2. exhibits
  3. spectacles
  4. exhibitions
  5. spectaculars
Noun
  • Because JonBenét had won several child beauty pageants, images of her in makeup and garish costumes created a spectacle around the case (which is still unsolved), and around the Ramseys.
    — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Sisic was crowned Miss Austria in 2024, and continued to hold the title as there were no further pageants after that, the outlets reported.
    — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of pageants
Noun
  • There's also mammal dioramas, live animals, and other rotating exhibits.
    — Andrew Stelzer, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Another project would involve replacing 17 wayside exhibits at backcountry trailheads and three in the Cottonwood Spring area and adding three new interpretive wayside exhibits on the Mastodon Peak Loop.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhibits
Noun
  • At best, these robot spectacles are funny or wildly optimistic about technology.
    — Shane O’Neill, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026
  • There’s an almost comically blasé way in which the performers — who are used to such spectacles — go about their work an hour before thousands of audience members will gasp and clap at the same tricks.
    — Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of spectacles
Noun
  • Alongside the art for sale, visitors can encounter site-specific works, special exhibitions and public programs that offer various ways into Atlanta’s contemporary art scene and the broader conversations shaping it.
    — Andrew Alexander, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The Mexico initiative initially was also expected to include a football bowl game in 2026 in Monterrey, as well as future exhibitions for Big 12 baseball and soccer teams.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhibitions
Noun
  • Those who visit annually or several times during the year are deeply passionate about the live shows, character meet-and-greets, holiday food specials, seasonal festivals and parades and nighttime spectaculars that these parks provide.
    — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Sure, the city has fantastic architecture, world-class restaurants, Broadway spectaculars, and those oh-so-gorgeous hotels.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of spectaculars

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“Extravaganzas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extravaganzas. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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