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The multiple polygonal recesses and panels and sharp creases throughout the lower half of the front-end are an uninvited reminder about how eager Toyota's design team seems to throw itself into absolute overwrought styling territory.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Jan. 2026 -
The year 2025 was more tumultuous than any silly football game and its accompanying overwrought metaphors.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Ralph Reed reminded me that, for Faith & Freedom and many similar conservative organizations, there are no showy national rallies.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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The service The service is fantastic, but never over the top or showy.—
Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Their big, frilly mouths opened to reveal kaleidoscopic color schemes—electric lime, violet, and yellow—and no two were alike.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Both the stems and frilly leaves are put to use in this vegetarian-friendly lasagna, complete with layers of noodles, tomatoes, and plenty of mozzarella cheese.—
Riley Wofford,
Martha Stewart,
31 Dec. 2025
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In the 1990s, Dave and Nadine Lipson purchased the 37,000-acre property and renamed it Paws Up (formerly The Resort at Paws Up) after their dogs’ exuberant greeting.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Jan. 2026
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Ian Roberts, a native of Guyana in South America and a former Olympic runner, ascended as an exuberant and inspiring leader over a two-decade career in urban education.—
Hannah Fingerhut,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Veyron was Volkswagen Group at its most extravagant and ambitious, and that’s saying something for its time.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
22 Jan. 2026
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President Abraham Lincoln wore cravats, as did Hollywood actor Cary Grant and the extravagant entertainer Liberace.—
Kristina Kukolja,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Ryan Weeks writes on how the experiment with digital dollars is falling short of grandiose expectations.—
Ryan Weeks,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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Privately, Marcos considered his legacy in grandiose terms.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Dua Lipa’s shoes complemented an ensemble from the Métiers d’Art collection, a look which was businessy in its silhouette yet flamboyant in its colors and pattern.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Oh, and there’s also a splashy new museum for contemporary art, MICAS, which opened last year with an inaugural exhibition by the flamboyant Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos.—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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Dell is not trying to be ostentatious.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Besides, $500 gets you a pretty decent phone these days — without ostentatious gold and a close affiliation with a president who has a decades-long track record of launching and sinking well over a dozen businesses.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Gimmicked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimmicked%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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