as in ostentatiously
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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 -
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
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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
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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
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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
Adverb
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Elegantly lensed and colorfully designed, this film noir time capsule has shades of both Chinatown and In the Mood for Love, setting an impossible romance against the corrupt backdrop of Ferdinand Marcos’ dictatorship circa 1979.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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With their imposing bulk, elegant curves, colorfully painted sterns, and ornate decorations, the vessels were among the most distinctive and beautiful ships on the seas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Big news for the golf fans who like their birdies loud, their crowds rowdy and their tournaments with a side of pure chaos.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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But [the fans] were singing really loud.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Robertson and a friend were watching their children jump on a trampoline May 7, 2024, when Shadbar began loudly revving his motorcycle engine.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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During past outbreaks, though, health authorities at local, state, and federal levels have given that same advice—vaccinate, now—loudly, clearly, and persistently.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Set the scene Cape Weligama is brilliantly positioned in the surfer’s paradise of Weligama, home to the famous stilt fisherman and one of the Southern Riveria's buzziest tourist spots.—
Harriet Compston,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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Train Dreams, based on a novella by Denis Johnson, follows his key character one Robert Grainier, played brilliantly by Edgerton, a lumberman who felled timber for railroads at the turn of the 20th century.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Flashily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flashily. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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