fastuous

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fastuous
Adjective
  • His background is in sports science, so body mechanics are important to him.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Fungi also play an important role in breaking down dead wood and leaves in forest ecosystems.
    Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Depicting Americans as arrogant, loud, boorish and demeaning of other cultures, the term has stuck and is still mentioned 60-plus years later.
    Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The most radical overhaul of the tax code in our state’s history would require voter approval in November 2026, and that starts by portraying local governments as cartoonishly arrogant, bloated and unaccountable.
    Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
Adjective
  • That sweet spot between professionalism, entertainment and high-and-mighty disapproval?
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • Lots of high-and-mighty people populate Tyrrell’s recollections.
    John Fund, National Review, 26 Nov. 2023
Adjective
  • Economics, that supercilious, take-me-seriously profession?
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
  • The show perpetuates corporate media’s retaliation against those who oppose its leftist, Marxist, Communist, socialist agenda — the ideological myth favored by superficial and supercilious showbiz types ever since All the President’s Men and Network.
    Armond White, National Review, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s a reason for that; Canadian arenas have superior sightlines for cameras that deliver those moving images through the videoscope.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The Pura 80 Ultra features a large 1-inch sensor, variable aperture, and dual-periscope zoom system, delivering superior image quality.
    Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Though Dirty Dom’s in-ring debut began in 2020, the pretentious son of Rey Mysterio Jr. inherited his slick ways from iconic WWE superstar Eddie Guerrero.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Brands that create fabulous-looking but pompous and pretentious campaigns just feel inauthentic.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Adjective
  • Steve Fields serves lobster tails and filet mignon, but its proprietor likes to think of the restaurant as D-FW’s affordable steakhouse — a place that isn’t too uppity.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 2 Apr. 2022
  • There were some in the UK, and even on this side of the pond, who wanted the queen to assert her authority and slap down her presumptuous grandson and his uppity wife.
    Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2020
Adjective
  • Going to say that’s a little bit presumptuous, Netflix.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • From rowdy behavior to overcrowding, tourists have earned a bad rap from locals – with Americans often seen as some of the loudest and presumptuous ones – but a new survey reveals whether Europeans actually agree.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 23 July 2025
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“Fastuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fastuous. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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