as in spectacle
excessive or unnecessary display
the gaudiness of the velvety wallpaper and cut-glass lamps made the guests giggle in amusement
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Recent Examples of gaudiness
Could mannish tailoring and ‘80s gaudiness be on their way out?
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Ari Stark, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Ari Stark, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaudiness
Noun
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The Clydesdales have become a Super Bowl favorite, and their appearance in 2026 will mark their 48th overall in the advertising roster of the gridiron spectacle.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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It’s become largely focussed on creating spectacles, such as the No Kings protests, that can mobilize large numbers of people at breakneck speed to march, sign petitions, and contribute money.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This gesture contrasts in the central avenue of Vassilissis Sofia, with the ostentation of the immediate official buildings, where the flags are flying full.—
Diego Parrado,
Vanity Fair,
18 Jan. 2026
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Small in scale, devoid of ostentation, and otherwise deferential to Carmel’s forest character—Dyar Architecture’s Carmelo connects the dots between Carmel-by-the-Sea’s architectural past and present.—
Richard Olsen,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The announcement was heavy on pomp and light on circumstance, so most of the details are rather fuzzy.—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
16 Jan. 2026
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But through their ups and downs, the Globes have always tried to put pomp over politics.—
Jake Coyle,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Drinking, flamboyance, and film- and music-making bloomed.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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His newfound prominence and flamboyance — the eyeliner, the frequent shirtlessness, the leather pants — attract some vocal haters, but he’s gotten used to it.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The elaborate beading ornamentation is a tribal tradition, now in decline as Westernization takes its toll on tribal communities who live in the vicinity of ever-expanding urban areas.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Buried amidst the ornamentation is a tiny frog on a skull that students look to for good luck.—
Rick Steves,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The brothers operated in the glitz and glamour of the Hamptons and South Beach.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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As millions of former California residents have already concluded, that is something that no amount of sunshine, sand or Hollywood glitz and glamor can overcome.—
Adam B. Summers,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Vendors also provided Islamic literature, artisan candles, wood decorations and more.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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The communal parts of the hotel have a similar vibe to the rooms, with neutral palettes and a few pops of muted decoration.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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But then, what is art if not an attempt to tidy up the real world’s teeming luxuriance?—
Sebastian Smee,
Washington Post,
5 Dec. 2023
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The comic luxuriance of Roman references should not blind us to the significance of these constant appeals to the Roman Republic and to classical virtue.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2022
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“Gaudiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaudiness. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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