as in ostentatiously
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Recent Examples of flamboyantly
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.
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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
The writing was pure, yet every column was lined with flamboyantly tasteful advertisements; the magazine was a kind of literary cash cow.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
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
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
The writing was pure, yet every column was lined with flamboyantly tasteful advertisements; the magazine was a kind of literary cash cow.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
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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Tanner plunges into these ostentatiously autobiographical roles, heedlessly, hectically and without a psychiatric net.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The elegant houses of Georgetown were ostentatiously weather-beaten.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 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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Fittingly, the song’s thumping beat is heard twice, real loud, in Rosebush Pruning, Karim Aїnouz’s high-gloss, pitch-dark satire about an American family described by one of its scions as mediocre, vapid egotists, who will never have to work thanks to a large inheritance.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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It was read out loud by the county administrator.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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And the patchwork style of Brij Sadanah’s direction enhances the colorfully over-the-top story, which recasts Wuthering Heights as a sensationalistic revenge drama.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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For a good chunk of this century, however, he has become known mostly for his lush and colorfully vivid covers for Marvel.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The local crowd cheered loudly for Brignone, who won gold in the super-G three days earlier and has made a remarkable comeback from a devastating crash in the Italian championships 10 months ago.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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February 19 – March 20 Quiet spaces could call loudly to you now.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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This one-pan dinner makes a brilliantly creamy mushroom sauce that gives these pork chops the perfect flavor.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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The underlying facts tell a remarkable story of how Isom is leading American brilliantly and boldly.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Flamboyantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flamboyantly. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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