gaudiness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaudiness
Noun
  • Never part of a gallery, Hendry started showing her work in custom environments that became spectacles, beginning with Monochrome, a kind of life-size dollhouse in which each of seven rooms was decorated in a single, blaring color.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Feb. 2025
  • But her husband, who some blamed for orchestrating the attention-grabbing spectacle, suggested it was intended to steal thunder from the awards show in the zeitgeist.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • As with Yamamoto-san’s suit, my comfort and pleasure would be the biggest factors here; there would be no room for ostentation.
    Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The mansion, often considered a monument to Roaring ‘20s ostentation, stretches from the Intracoastal to the Atlantic Ocean.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Would love to know what these career eccentrics make of the pomp and pageantry of the Grammys.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Day 2 of the second Trump administration contained a less pomp but continued circumstance.
    The Hill, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • That’s why the two-level Red Katz has the allure of a Parisian brasserie, the flamboyance of a 1930s New York City speakeasy and a mouthwatering menu that beautifully blends their Asian roots and French epicureanism.
    Lily Templeton, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the always captivating Dafoe, at one point wearing full armor, exhibits a not atypical, full-bodied macho flamboyance as a man who regrets not having a son.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Using beads for ornamentation or prayer is ancient.
    Judy Knotts, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Suddenly, columns became arbitrarily tall and stretched, ornamentation grew bolder, and interiors felt more cavernous thanks to new construction techniques that allowed higher ceilings and required less interior columns.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Although the glitz was toned down, the atmosphere inside the Beverly Hilton ballroom was electric due to the live entertainment.
    Paul Chi, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Makeup artist Elisa Flowers likes to swipe on this shadow to bring all the long-lasting glitz, often layering it over a standard powder shadow to tie her looks together.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Fortunately, Amazon’s home department has a new section that’s filled with all kinds of fun Valentine’s Day decorations.
    Isabel Garcia, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
  • He was released during Operation Homecoming on March 4, 1973, and later awarded the Silver Star for Valor, Purple Heart, and P.O.W. medal among many other military decorations and awards.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • But the Elysian Bar did them one better, augmenting the oysters’ natural luxuriance with thin slices of kumquat and a measured gush of chile-spiked citrus.
    Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 22 Dec. 2020
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“Gaudiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaudiness. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.

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