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
Photos from years past show the glitz and glamour of the evening and the celebrity guests.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Glass Onion upped the glitz factor, moving the action to a private Greek island populated by a tech billionaire and his visiting celebrity friends.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
For travelers unmoved by the glitz of palace hotels in capital cities, Gulf hoteliers are offering up something new.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 16 Dec. 2025
This is not the place for glitz and glamour.
—Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Glass Onion upped the glitz factor, moving the action to a private Greek island populated by a tech billionaire and his visiting celebrity friends.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
For travelers unmoved by the glitz of palace hotels in capital cities, Gulf hoteliers are offering up something new.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 16 Dec. 2025
This is not the place for glitz and glamour.
—Mary Lebus, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glitz
Noun
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But through their ups and downs, the Globes have always tried to put pomp over politics.—
Jake Coyle,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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Arsenal were in their pomp, and would finish the season as Premier League champions, unbeaten as the ‘Invincibles’.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But a few weeks ago, one resident decided to look past the spectacle.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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The Mather Overlook, situated along the Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive, is a great place to stop and admire the nighttime spectacle.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Drinking, flamboyance, and film- and music-making bloomed.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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His newfound prominence and flamboyance — the eyeliner, the frequent shirtlessness, the leather pants — attract some vocal haters, but he’s gotten used to it.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The lack of ostentation is in line with my impression of the surgeon himself.—
Mary Roach,
Wired News,
10 Nov. 2025
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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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Architects, playing off each others’ designs, have developed a form of architectural ornamentation, or art form, unique to downtown Fort Lauderdale.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Jan. 2026
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Most of the space is dimly lit, with spotlights that accentuate Thomas’s signature strass ornamentation—liberally applied not only to the outlines of her Black female figures, but also to their ruby-red lips, lustrous hair, the lines between their toes, and the surrounding decorative patterns.—
Amy Verner,
Vogue,
20 Dec. 2025
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The edifice boasts an abundance of sculpted decoration, while its grand staircase echoes Michelangelo’s design for the Laurentian Library in Florence.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Throughout the home, there has been an obvious attention to detail and decoration.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Could mannish tailoring and ‘80s gaudiness be on their way out?—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To further set the scene for the night, we were welcomed into a swank, jazz club-esque venue called The Sun Rose Room located in Hollywood’s Sun Rose Hotel.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Oct. 2025
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Find it: Level one, Bloomingdale’s wing A swank yet still casual restaurant offering classic American fare with a focus on seasonal, local ingredients.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Glitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glitz. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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