as in pomp
excessive or unnecessary display
a nice dinner, but without all the glitz of fancily folded napkins and chichi finger bowls
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Recent Examples of glitz
Despite its proximity to the rocking scene in St-Tropez, six miles away, this discreet little oasis feels a world away from the high-octane glitz.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Sit down with her for five minutes, and all the glitz becomes secondary to her greatest joy.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 3 June 2026
The sunshine, and the glitz and the glamour of reality television isn’t everyone’s reality.
—Todd Spitzer, Oc Register, 25 May 2026
Much of the Var also remains indifferent to the kind of glitz and glamour the east has perfected.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 25 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for glitz
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Sit down with her for five minutes, and all the glitz becomes secondary to her greatest joy.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 3 June 2026
The sunshine, and the glitz and the glamour of reality television isn’t everyone’s reality.
—Todd Spitzer, Oc Register, 25 May 2026
Much of the Var also remains indifferent to the kind of glitz and glamour the east has perfected.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glitz
Noun
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There aren’t crowds of excited supporters or the pomp of champagne glasses and white tablecloths.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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But the Dodgers scored a run off Mason Miller (introduced with pomp and video flames on the scoreboard as ‘The Reaper’) in the ninth inning and beat him and the San Diego Padres, 5-4, on Tuesday night.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
20 May 2026
Noun
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The story weaves together themes of migration, memory and intergenerational belonging, and was produced on a modest budget with no major stars or spectacle to drive ticket sales.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Suffice it to say that the spectacle, while not exactly comparable to watching paint dry, is not always scintillating.—
Stephen Farber,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
Noun
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These flourishes, recalling New York’s Jazz Age flamboyance, give the vast interior its fizz — and will inevitably have value engineers salivating to trim, slice, and simplify.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
8 June 2026
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Nobody wants to hear this — not Eisenhower, not Krick and definitely not Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery (Damian Lewis, leaning into the flamboyance).—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
Noun
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The mansion, often considered a monument to Roaring ‘20s ostentation, stretches from the Intracoastal to the Atlantic Ocean.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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The characteristics of this aesthetic begin with simple colors that evoke understated elegance—not ostentation.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Private booths get their own treatments, too, and the bar is done up with even more ornamentation to make spirits bright.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
2 Dec. 2025
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Comparable in size to the Arc de Triomphe, the Porte Monumentale also contained surface ornamentation based on Haeckel’s exacting lifelong documentation of organisms to be found in the world’s oceans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Inside England’s media center The media center has some cool decorations.—
Pete Grathoff
June 14,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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Bunting of blue, white, and red, always arranged with the blue above, the white in the middle, and the red below, should be used for covering a speaker’s desk, draping the front of the platform and for decoration in general.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
Noun
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The Canadian mansion became the place for murder, and the crew spent four or five days ramping up the gaudiness of the house with new wall art and other key pieces of dressing.—
Vanessa Armstrong,
IndieWire,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Originally opened in 1979 and rebranded as the Cromwell in 2014, this hot spot provided the privacy and space needed to isolate cast and crew from the public while still delivering all the flashiness and drama expected from the show.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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The entertainment rooms can serve as places to enjoy cocktails and billiards (both villas feature Steinway & Sons grand pianos), the dining rooms feel cinematic without being too formal, and the bedroom suites favor comfort rather than flashiness.—
David Morris,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Glitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glitz. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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