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Adjective
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And rather than looking constricted in overwrought ensembles, the actors appeared comfortable in their own skin.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026 -
The emotion here, teetering between overwrought and genuinely moving, comes filtered through jangling guitar, heavy reverb, and vocoder.—
E.R. Pulgar,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
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And Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje has the showiest performance so far among the new additions to the already divisive Season 3.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
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Those showy, French hydrangeas need more water than 'Limelight' or 'Pee Gee' hydrangeas, which can tolerate drought.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
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Anything is welcome on a tea sandwich, from buttery avocado and crisp cucumber to frilly pea tendrils.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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This week, Julia Fox became an unexpected adopter of conservative kitsch at the Fashion Trust US Awards, arriving in a frilly satin salmon pink oversized nightgown from rising cult label Ashley Williams.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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The color palette for Denim Virals is more exuberant and youthful with lilac purples, high-visibility pink, limeade and orange.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Warm wood and rattan are juxtaposed with exuberant patterns (think scalloped headboards), and swaths of mirror and brass, eliciting a glamorous but grounded ambiance.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Money that was supposed to be divided among neighborhood charities was instead used to renovate a lakefront property in New Jersey, buy concert tickets, pay for his fancy car, and finance extravagant meals and luxury vacations in Hawaii and Las Vegas, according to an indictment.—
Larry Neumeister,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Kardashians star shared some images from her daughter's extravagant party on her Instagram Story.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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In its place rose the grandiose Palace of the Parliament—a neoclassical hulk that is the second-largest administrative building in the world, surpassed only by the Pentagon.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The cold indifference of history buried that grandiose tyrant in the oblivion of the desert — a haunting reminder that even the most grandiose of leaders are but fleeting shadows in the long arc of history.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Elsa’s story is quickly revealed as fiction, written by Raúl, a film director in 2026 (Argentina’s Leonardo Sbaraglia, an Almodovar look-alike in his flamboyant bouffant white hair).—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2026
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Catherine O'Hara, who died suddenly in January, played matriarch Moira Rose, a flamboyant former soap opera star.—
Anthony Mason,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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In equally ostentatious fashion, Corey Gamble showed off a rare gold Audemars Piguet Royal Oak that is rumored to be reserved for just 50 VIP clients.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
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To be sure, nothing here is an ostentatious gastronomical experiment; Peacock Alley serves pigs in a blanket.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Gimmicked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimmicked%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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