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Recent Examples of gaudily
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.
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Michael Paterniti, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025
Michael Paterniti, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaudily
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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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
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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
Adverb
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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
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Spielberg worked within the system, Coppola spent lavishly and even ostentatiously to build his own studio and Lucas found his independence through a quieter, more conservative and technology-driven route.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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More shipping containers were brought in and colorfully painted by local artists.—
Nicole Macias Garibay,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Carlsbad is extending a temporary art program begun in 2019 that places colorfully painted, oversized beach chairs in public places around the city.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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My brother’s life shouldn’t depend on how loud we’re forced to shout.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2026
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At the opening, Spyres, his tenor light and warm as goose down but loud as a marching band, lasted all night.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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They can be sung quietly or loudly, publicly or privately.—
Christina Hioureas,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2026
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Until then, drills buzz into concrete, construction lifts beep loudly, workers iron curtains and more art comes out of storage waiting for a moment in the sun.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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And Billy so brilliantly carried on that spirit of Chris’s style and presence in the band.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2026
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Cater to generations of brilliantly colored indigenous cardinals.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Gaudily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaudily. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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