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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
The pair bonded over punk and electronic music and cult films; after a few weeks of futzing with a Korg synthesizer, Ball enlisted his flamboyant new friend as a bandmate.
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2025
Liberace’s flamboyant heir, Elton John, validated his success with a white Phantom VI.
—Brett Berk, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2025
In DaCosta’s hands, Ibsen’s emotionally extreme but tonally restrained play becomes a spectacular, flamboyant melodrama, with physical action as intense as the characters’ inner worlds.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
While these cats are a bit smaller than their African cousins, their flamboyant fur makes up for it.
—Marion Miller, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2025
Liberace’s flamboyant heir, Elton John, validated his success with a white Phantom VI.
—Brett Berk, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2025
In DaCosta’s hands, Ibsen’s emotionally extreme but tonally restrained play becomes a spectacular, flamboyant melodrama, with physical action as intense as the characters’ inner worlds.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
While these cats are a bit smaller than their African cousins, their flamboyant fur makes up for it.
—Marion Miller, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flamboyant
Adjective
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Art enthusiasts Hans Ottinot, a prominent Broward attorney, and Nelson Adams, a Miami obstetrician associated with Jackson Memorial, are central to the museum’s dream team.—
Dorothy Jenkins Fields,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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This pair, complete with the prominent markings always featured on the classic style, has a memory foam insert and a rubber sole that’s especially good for slippery winter weather.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Their noise got loudest at night when the city became quiet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Sports radio can be loud and raucous, blaring with bluster and bellowing.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Similarly, the depth of the pile doesn’t rebound if furniture is moved, which can be noticeable for a period of time.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
6 Nov. 2025
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Just as Mamdani aims to improve the lives of young people more broadly, those working under him could see a noticeable shift in how the workplace is run.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Weber installed bars in multiple disparate locations, and although the bars themselves did display signs of significant amounts of noise, Weber looked for correlations in these noisy signals between bars in different locations.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
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With fewer people having children, empathy toward parents—and patience for noisy, curious kids—has waned.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Parallel societies in certain urban areas and rising violent crime statistics linked to some migrant cohorts in countries such as Sweden and Germany led to the dramatic rise of populist and patriotic parties across the continent, from France to Italy to the Netherlands.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Hudson’s performance kicks into a surprising dramatic gear, the actress’s playful Milwaukee accent settling into a relatively somber key, grappling with dreams dashed.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Classic and chic, it’s designed with an oversized silhouette that makes just enough of a statement without looking gaudy.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
6 Jan. 2026
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Beck has not put up gaudy passing numbers in the Hurricanes’ two College Football Playoff victories.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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At this point, Lawrence needs a commanding postseason display to turn that around.—
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Colorado Avalanche solidified their lead atop the Central Division on Sunday, emphatically, building a commanding lead and giving Minnesota Wild fans precious little to cheer about.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
22 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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What’s remarkable is the Leafs have done it without Tanev, their best penalty killer, for most of the season and without another top penalty killer, Brandon Carlo, for the better part of the last two months.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The whimsical term has also been the title of countless poems, songs and books about remarkable coincidences or eureka moments.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Flamboyant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flamboyant. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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