gaudily

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaudily
Adverb
  • O’Brien’s dual roles as both flamboyantly gay charm bomb Rocky — who is flattened in a car accident early in the film — and the grieving and straight Roman comprise a career-topping performance.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The flamboyantly lascivious Frank-N-Furter is about to unveil his new Creature, the titular Rocky Horror (Peter Hinwood).
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 16 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Given that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex ostentatiously dropped nearly all their public commitments when moved to California in 2021, this seems to represent a turnaround.
    Alexander Larman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The ingredients of an Erewhon smoothie (4) swirl together without any mixing, colors clashing ostentatiously.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Shot in a colorfully naturalistic style by Irina Lubtchansky (My Golden Days), the film occasionally switches to what looks like Super 8mm, capturing the action more intimately and playfully.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
  • One expert, reflecting on personal experience, put it more colorfully.
    George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Timbaland was on a StarTech, and there was a beat playing super loud.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This feature will give users a live translation through the earbuds, slightly delayed behind another person speaking out loud.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Fans of the chain had also loudly criticized that move.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
  • As Simeon and Tupe engaged in soothing effleurage and loudly vigorous tapotement, respectively, six Maori women surrounded their tables and sang folk songs in harmony, guided by an elder in the audience with a long, gnarled cane.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • After Lee took out Dos Grande, Styles brilliantly countered a rollup into a Styles Clash for the win.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • His wife left him to raise his kids with his niece, Maeve, brilliantly and sardonically played by Emilia Jones.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Gaudily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaudily. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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