1
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
While these cats are a bit smaller than their African cousins, their flamboyant fur makes up for it.
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Marion Miller, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
Frank, who died in 2021, became one of the most gifted and flamboyant footballers England has produced, starring for Leicester City in particular and entertaining crowds in the 1960s, 1970s and well into the 1980s.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Precisely tailored pieces were paired with intricate and flamboyant textures, from a top hand embroidered with crystal briolettes and round glass beads to the luminous shimmer of skirts in leather and recycled fiberglass.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
The new Alfa Romeo just isn’t flamboyant enough.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
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Marion Miller, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
Frank, who died in 2021, became one of the most gifted and flamboyant footballers England has produced, starring for Leicester City in particular and entertaining crowds in the 1960s, 1970s and well into the 1980s.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Precisely tailored pieces were paired with intricate and flamboyant textures, from a top hand embroidered with crystal briolettes and round glass beads to the luminous shimmer of skirts in leather and recycled fiberglass.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
The new Alfa Romeo just isn’t flamboyant enough.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flamboyant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flamboyant
Adjective
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His dad and prominent local attorney, Alex Murdaugh, was later convicted of the double homicide.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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And while there have been prominent layoff announcements in recent weeks, that doesn’t immediately translate to higher unemployment.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Sounds of loud trilling shouts after silent hunts, and singing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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On screen, Lawrence and Pattinson hurl nonstop insults at each other in loud bursts of verbal warfare, a striking contrast to the duo’s quieter working relationship.—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Bush Hager's most noticeable symptoms include mood swings and trouble sleeping.—
Alex Ross,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Despite their absence from television, fans have observed that both Kassidy and Quen have been working on their physiques, showing noticeable changes.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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During the diagnostic test, Firestone employees noted the engine was noisy, barely ran and burned oil, according to Pittman's paperwork.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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And Latin American cultures are noisy.—
Tamara Hardingham-Gill,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The performance opened with a black and white sequence, before partner Emma Slater joined him for a dramatic choreography.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The comedy, often quite broad, is occasionally jarringly incongruous, and the dramatic stakes of the season-long arc sometimes vanish entirely.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Her gaudy sales numbers mirror her Eras Tour live statistics, which were similarly Barry-Bonds-on-steroids margins beyond other successful stadium artists.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Panthers have allowed opposing quarterbacks to play well outside of the Falcons’ Michael Penix in Week 3, but even then, the opposing QBs’ numbers haven’t been all that gaudy.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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With Duck out, the team will likely look to Kendall Sheffield to take a more commanding role in the secondary.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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There were some attitude issues in the Patriots’ wide receiver room last season without a commanding veteran leader.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Gather with friends and while away the afternoon with magically spiked concoctions — whether sipping a Jasmine Peach or Cucumber Mint Mystic Tea — and extravagant savory and sweet treats.—
Kathryn Streeter,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Andrew later invited the couple back to Windsor in 2006 for his daughter Princess Beatrice’s extravagant 18th birthday ball, according to Britain’s The Sun on Sunday newspaper.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Flamboyant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flamboyant. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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