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
Ramping up the glitz and glamour from last year’s launch shindig, The Hollywood Reporter Japan turned on the style once more for its Trailblazer Award Gala Party, held Wednesday night at The Peninsula Hotel in Tokyo’s Ginza district.
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Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
Working in reality television has made hiring people of worthy character more complicated, as many prospective applicants to Below Deck are drawn to the glitz and glamour of show business.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
Soak in all the glitz and glamour of the historic site in 24 hours.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Located on tony Bellevue Avenue, Miramar represents all the glitz and glamor of the Gilded Age.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2024
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Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
Working in reality television has made hiring people of worthy character more complicated, as many prospective applicants to Below Deck are drawn to the glitz and glamour of show business.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
Soak in all the glitz and glamour of the historic site in 24 hours.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Located on tony Bellevue Avenue, Miramar represents all the glitz and glamor of the Gilded Age.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glitz
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Spectators who braved the volatile weather were treated to a display of pomp and precision involving 1,400 soldiers, 250 military musicians and more than 200 horses.JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 16 June 2024
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The neo-Georgian mansions of Bel Air or the old-school pomp and glamor of Hollywood Regency?Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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To catch the spectacle, head far from light pollution and look near, but not directly within, the Gemini constellation.Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
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This is because for delivering sheer cinematic spectacle in the home, nearly everything, perhaps bar gaming, is better on a projector.Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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That return, coupled with Pepe’s crowd-pleasing natural flamboyance, put him on the radars of some of Europe’s top clubs.Jack Lang, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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The flamboyance of 54 Chilean flamingos was surrounded by two human walls — made of approximately 200 zoo staff, volunteers and board members — to help guide them and keep them on the path toward their next habitat.Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 20 June 2024
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Instead of Mbappé holding up his end of the bargain, this is about the club’s ostentation—an insistence on having the glossiest players in the world, and, on this occasion, losing sight of what matters most.Henry Flynn, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Yet some began to blanch at this cruel ostentation.Tim Gallagher, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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Spending days perfecting each instrument’s entry, his approach to ornamentation is uniquely vocal.Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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Outer horses are often fancier, with innies lacking ornamentation.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2024
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Discover incredible savings on seasonal decorations, area rugs, living room furniture, bedding, and so much more.Kayla Kitts, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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Most smaller boutiques that do carry seasonal decorations are geared more to holiday gift shopping.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
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The 2024 Spectre only got a two-day test drive in Long Beach, CA, earlier this week, but that was enough to experience a warm bath of utter swank, style and power of the electric supercar.Josh Max, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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To tap into their spot’s downtown ethos, the trio tapped industry titan Billy Cotton to design an interior swank enough to match the food at Bridges.Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024
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But then, what is art if not an attempt to tidy up the real world’s teeming luxuriance?Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
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But the Elysian Bar did them one better, augmenting the oysters’ natural luxuriance with thin slices of kumquat and a measured gush of chile-spiked citrus.Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 22 Dec. 2020
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“Glitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glitz. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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