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Recent Examples of flamboyance As luxury fashion began to tilt toward flamboyance and logo-happy flash, the Meiers were unafraid to show something as stark as pencil-straight dark trousers with a white button-up. Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025 That’s why the two-level Red Katz has the allure of a Parisian brasserie, the flamboyance of a 1930s New York City speakeasy and a mouthwatering menu that beautifully blends their Asian roots and French epicureanism. Lily Templeton, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025 Meanwhile, the always captivating Dafoe, at one point wearing full armor, exhibits a not atypical, full-bodied macho flamboyance as a man who regrets not having a son. Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025 Ernest Hemingway’s suicide lacked the flamboyance of Mishima’s, but the American writer was also obsessively engaged in displays of masculinity. Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flamboyance
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Noun
  • Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center opens with some pomp, much circumstance LA JOLLA — Hello, Conrad!
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
  • Held between June 12 to 15, 2025, this under-the-radar island will once again play host to the Cyclades Cup, a superyacht regatta that trades pomp and fanfare for pure sailing pedigree.
    Katia Damborsky, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • San Francisco’s newest dining series, The Radiant Table, is introducing a more elevated take on immersive dining—one that centers chefs and cuisine rather than spectacle.
    Chelsea Davis, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • Gliding through these vibrant waterways reveals a colorful spectacle, particularly at sunrise, when the market is most active with locals.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • As high heels become less of a requisite in certain arenas, the Cannes red carpet — whose ostentation is rivaled only by the Met Gala or the Oscars — is something of a final frontier.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
  • The mansion, often considered a monument to Roaring ‘20s ostentation, stretches from the Intracoastal to the Atlantic Ocean.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Their handbags would be architectural in shape, sleek and spare of overwrought ornamentation.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2025
  • The Raw Edition from Copenhagen Distillery is a clear statement of intent, avoiding ornamentation and putting instead process and material at the forefront.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • Addison Rae wants it: the glitz, the chintz, the glamorous life.
    Vogue, Vogue, 23 June 2025
  • Baz Luhrmann’s tale of romance centered amidst glitz, grandeur and colliding classes is the latest in Performing Arts Fort Worth’s Broadway at the Bass Series Presented by PNC Bank.
    Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • Along with a glimmering Christmas display of ornaments and decorations, the Guamans have collections of garden and holiday gnomes.
    Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2025
  • For some, July 4th gatherings focus on fireworks, games, and decorations.
    Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • But then, what is art if not an attempt to tidy up the real world’s teeming luxuriance?
    Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • But the Elysian Bar did them one better, augmenting the oysters’ natural luxuriance with thin slices of kumquat and a measured gush of chile-spiked citrus.
    Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 22 Dec. 2020
Noun
  • The 2024 Spectre only got a two-day test drive in Long Beach, CA, earlier this week, but that was enough to experience a warm bath of utter swank, style and power of the electric supercar.
    Josh Max, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • To tap into their spot’s downtown ethos, the trio tapped industry titan Billy Cotton to design an interior swank enough to match the food at Bridges.
    Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024

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“Flamboyance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flamboyance. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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