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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
Hulk Hogan is an icon, a flamboyant and charismatic legend who will live on forever – truly immortal.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
As White surged through the office bellowing orders and pounding tables, his six-foot-tall figure seemed even more commanding with his flamboyant, spiky red hair.
—Henry Wiencek
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
Known for her flamboyant costumes and signature fruit hat, the scent’s essence is all about channelling the fantasy of a carefree, beachside summer.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Biver Carillon Tourbillon Signature Series Biver’s first flamboyant release from 2023 has just been revisited, imbued with the clean dial language of the more minimal Automatique, and is the second most expensive titanium watch released this year.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 14 July 2025
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
As White surged through the office bellowing orders and pounding tables, his six-foot-tall figure seemed even more commanding with his flamboyant, spiky red hair.
—Henry Wiencek
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
Known for her flamboyant costumes and signature fruit hat, the scent’s essence is all about channelling the fantasy of a carefree, beachside summer.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Biver Carillon Tourbillon Signature Series Biver’s first flamboyant release from 2023 has just been revisited, imbued with the clean dial language of the more minimal Automatique, and is the second most expensive titanium watch released this year.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flamboyant
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Of note, Axon is represented in the matter by Jeffrey Kessler of Winston & Strawn LLP, perhaps the world’s most prominent sports litigator, who got his legal career started under Quinn at Weil Gotshal.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Keenan – who is best known for fronting acts such as Tool and Puscifer – has been noted for years as one of the more prominent artists to discourage the usage of phones during live performances.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
5 Aug. 2025
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Noise level Pet fountains are never completely silent, but some are louder than others.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
7 Aug. 2025
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Given its height and expanses of marble, the dining hall is very, very loud at dinner, the Green Room less so, and by nine o’clock quite comfortable.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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However, many fear this will eventually result in noticeable price hikes for consumers.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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But a noticeable upswing in Perseid activity begins during the second week of August, leading up to their peak night.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The noisy ones have either hope or larceny in their souls.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Rez said platforms should build internal mechanisms that elevated antisemitism protections above noisy or majority-sourced signals in training.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
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The series also touches on the controversial, dramatic weight loss of Rachel Frederickson, the winner of season 15, who dropped down to 105 pounds from 260 pounds.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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Often, they’re just used as an excuse to bring back dead characters (or, in the case of Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, to bring back old actors as new characters), which robs any current story of dramatic stakes.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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The panel depicts two moments in the life of St. Denis—his final communion in prison and his martyrdom by beheading—unfolding underneath a gaudy crucifixion beaming with seraphim.—
Jon Raymond
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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Much of the drama of the long regular season was figuring out how Towns would fit next to Brunson as the statement diamond in a seemingly gaudy ring whose outer setting included the accents Josh Hart, O. G. Anunoby, and—another newcomer—Mikal Bridges.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Paxton has held a commanding polling lead for months, fueling concern among national Republicans that his nomination could give Democrats a stronger shot at flipping a longtime red seat.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Aug. 2025
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Trent Grisham also mashed a three-run shot off the right-field foul pole to give the Bombers what looked like a commanding 9-4 lead.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
2 Aug. 2025
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It is woven not from extravagant ingredients or ornate presentations, but from resourcefulness, memory, and above all, love.—
Sami Tamimi
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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According to Denver District Attorney, John Walsh $1.3 million of 300 investors’ money went to fund the pastor’s and his wife's extravagant lifestyle which included a home renovation, luxury handbags, cosmetic dentistry and a Range Rover.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Flamboyant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flamboyant. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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