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Recent Examples of flamboyantly
Egerton, by contrast, gets to grandstand a bit more flamboyantly.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Across medieval Europe, aristocrats repeatedly set off fashion fads and scandals by wearing poulaines, shoes whose flamboyantly elongated pointed toes could stretch far beyond the natural length of their feet.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
In his social orbit are a flamboyantly gay colleague played by Mason Gooding and a roommate questioning her own sexuality, played by Chase Sui Wonders.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
The novel keeps the illusion running with great skill, but it’s also flamboyantly patterned, in ways both large and small.
—Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
With the air choked by chemicals and ash, the sunsets were flamboyantly intense.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The flamboyantly lascivious Frank-N-Furter is about to unveil his new Creature, the titular Rocky Horror (Peter Hinwood).
—ArsTechnica, 16 Aug. 2025
Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Across medieval Europe, aristocrats repeatedly set off fashion fads and scandals by wearing poulaines, shoes whose flamboyantly elongated pointed toes could stretch far beyond the natural length of their feet.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
In his social orbit are a flamboyantly gay colleague played by Mason Gooding and a roommate questioning her own sexuality, played by Chase Sui Wonders.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
The novel keeps the illusion running with great skill, but it’s also flamboyantly patterned, in ways both large and small.
—Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
With the air choked by chemicals and ash, the sunsets were flamboyantly intense.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The flamboyantly lascivious Frank-N-Furter is about to unveil his new Creature, the titular Rocky Horror (Peter Hinwood).
—ArsTechnica, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flamboyantly
Adverb
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Bryan Fuller’s expressionistic procedural is ostentatiously gruesome, yes, but the increasingly disturbing interplay between Will and Hannibal — cat and mouse, will-they/won’t they — is a full course meal on its own.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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In her closet were seven Ungaros, three Rykiels, a Kamali bathing suit and a Kamali sleeping-bag coat, five Kenzo dresses, two pieces from the Ballets Russes collection of Saint Laurent—all of which were trades or payments in kind, none of them mothballed, but instead worn ostentatiously and often.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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On our first morning, Sara and I woke to one of the roughly 300 days of sun that Taos receives each year—gaudily beautiful weather for the end of February.—
Michael Paterniti,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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But where the exhibitions on Cribs were charmingly, sometimes garishly, idiosyncratic, today’s represent a subtler and often more generic version of taste.—
Kim Hew-Low,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Our main purpose is to make those voices loud.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Miami Beach, Florida Finish loud.—
Lauren Schuster,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The characters are colorfully dressed but also comfortably.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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Sean McGinley’s sound design ties it all together with atmospheric cues that bridge the eras as do Jamie Godwin’s colorfully gorgeous projection designs.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Mostly left off the list were Washington’s supporters — who loudly screamed and chanted in the gallery.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Ukraine has loudly protested Russia’s inclusion in the Biennale.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
Adverb
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Everything coming from the sea is cooked brilliantly.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 May 2026
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This worked brilliantly when researchers could simply vacuum up the internet to train large language models.—
Jason Corso,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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“Flamboyantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flamboyantly. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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