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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as in loud
excessively showy
gaudy decorations on all the doors and windows at festival time
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Recent Examples of gaudiness
Ari Stark, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
The idea of stuffing a casino in a place already buzzing with hordes of tourists and gaudy lights made sense from afar.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Could mannish tailoring and ‘80s gaudiness be on their way out?
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Those gaudy numbers came on top of fast agility times.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
The idea of stuffing a casino in a place already buzzing with hordes of tourists and gaudy lights made sense from afar.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaudiness
Noun
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So Hernandez was allowed to compete as a girl, become a national spectacle, and then play out a final high school volleyball season, igniting protests from opponents and teammates alike.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Instead, the country has pioneered a Blue Economy—an ocean-first approach that puts conservation before consumption, sustainability before spectacle.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The former instantly adds a second layer of security against unwanted guests, and the latter emits an ultra-loud alarm while acting like a door stop wedge, scaring off any stranger who tries to enter your room.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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Due to the struggles that the Florida State Seminoles have gone through this season following their opening upset win over the Alabama Crimson Tide, calls have begun getting louder for the program to consider firing head coach Mike Norvell.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What existed in the White House was a relative lack of ostentation — formal, but showing occasional signs of wear and tear, proof that this was a People’s House, not a palace.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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Formula 1 has Monaco, with its ostentation and air of exclusivity.—
Jonathan Hawkins,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Even standard news programming is as noisy and disjointed as the output of a Bloomberg terminal.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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Murray & His Blood Brothers, a blues-rock outfit comprised of singers and guitarists Mike Zito, Albert Castiglia and Jimmy Vivino, delivered a night of raucous, noisy blues and covers to the historic 2,360-person venue.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The pomp and pageantry of the country’s best HBCU basketball tournament was well-displayed, with celebrities like Magic Johnson and LL Cool J hosting parties in uptown Charlotte that drew thousands of attendees.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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In his pomp, Worthington was recommending Karim Benzema before the world really knew about the Frenchman.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Some have also characterized the undertaking — which is taking place amid the government shutdown — as a garish expression of personal vanity.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Someone had once painted the walls a garish ’90s red.—
Diana Hubbell,
Saveur,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In his book, Allen cites several historical and scientific manuscripts from the 1800s that indicate flamboyances of hundreds to thousands were seen in the Everglades, Florida Bay and the Florida Keys.—
Jerome Lorenz,
The Conversation,
14 Oct. 2025
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Borrowing from the flamboyance of the New Romantics, the edginess of punks and the melancholic themes in their music, goth makeup was dark, vampiric, and vaguely dangerous—an aesthetic music fans copied when gathering at goth haunts like the Batcave in London.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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OpenAI’s proposition with Sora 2 feels slightly different—more like a flashy proof of concept to showcase the power of its models.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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According to police sources, the Kinahans love driving flashy cars.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Gaudiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaudiness. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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