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as in prominent
likely to attract attention
has a gallery of flamboyant gestures that makes him easy to imitate
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as in loud
excessively showy
Las Vegas showgirls wearing flamboyant headdresses
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Recent Examples of flamboyant
Elsa’s story is quickly revealed as fiction, written by Raúl, a film director in 2026 (Argentina’s Leonardo Sbaraglia, an Almodovar look-alike in his flamboyant bouffant white hair).
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John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
Catherine O'Hara, who died suddenly in January, played matriarch Moira Rose, a flamboyant former soap opera star.
—Anthony Mason, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Inside these flamboyant animal costumes, with cartoonish eyes and plushy paws, are people belonging to a subculture known as furries.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
Mulkey is known for her flamboyant attire during games and for winning multiple national championships.
—Joe Davidson
march 27, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
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John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
Catherine O'Hara, who died suddenly in January, played matriarch Moira Rose, a flamboyant former soap opera star.
—Anthony Mason, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Inside these flamboyant animal costumes, with cartoonish eyes and plushy paws, are people belonging to a subculture known as furries.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026
Mulkey is known for her flamboyant attire during games and for winning multiple national championships.
—Joe Davidson
march 27, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flamboyant
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With the House vote on Monday, Duterte, who comes from one of the country’s most prominent political dynasties, became the first official in the Southeast Asian country’s history to be impeached twice.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
11 May 2026
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In a hall occasionally pierced by air-raid sirens warning of Russian strikes, the event has united Ukraine’s most prominent galleries, artists, collectors, and cultural institutions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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One of the loudest cheers came when Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair was shown on the video board.—
Ian Harrison,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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He was pulled for lefty Tyler Samaniego and walked off the mound to loud boos from the Fenway Park crowd.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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Windows Central has tested the low latency profile available in test builds of Windows 11 and observed a noticeable increase in speed and responsiveness on the same hardware compared to the current public version of Windows 11 25H2.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
12 May 2026
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That difference is even more noticeable in real-world kitchens, where oils are often left at high heat for hours, Gruel said.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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But for centuries, Newcastle was a hard-scrabble, noisy, industrial powerhouse.—
Mark Phillips,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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Currently, many campers use generators for larger vehicle setups, which can be noisy during the night for nearby tent campers.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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The fallout from Tuesday’s protest, while less dramatic than a similar demonstration outside the synagogue in November, touched on issues that have become deeply contentious across NYC.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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The political transition that followed the dramatic capture of Nicolás Maduro earlier this year was always expected to fracture Venezuela’s ruling movement.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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The former's post-apocalyptic cities were nicely sun-scorched and detailed, while the latter's gaudy anime pirates popped with vibrancy.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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Both these cousins grow to a comparable size and shape about 15 to 20 feet tall and wide, and combine gaudy spring flowers with scarlet and crimson fall foliage.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
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Senior midfielder Meghan O’Donnell, who scored her eighth goal of the season during Libertyville’s 3-2 win over Waubonsie Valley on Thursday, said Chung is a commanding presence.—
Bobby Narang,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Few materials feel so commanding and permanent as concrete.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2026
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Its evolution into a mainstream proposition and a legal necessity has been swift and remarkable.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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The indictment is remarkable in its detail, laying out a web of corruption at the highest levels of the Mexican government.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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“Flamboyant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flamboyant. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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