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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as in to decorate
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
the company's cafeteria had been glitzed up for the holiday party
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Recent Examples of glitz
Michelle Lee, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Doja threw it back to the decade of glitz, glamour, and Aqua Net with her performance look, which was dripping in the maximalism and flash of the era.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 Aug. 2025
The Hamptons were lit last weekend with glitz, galas and glamour.
—Nancy Kane, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Drivers exceed speeds of 220 miles per hour under the glitz and glamor of the Strip.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Christmas glitz has become so synonymous with Carey over the years that when Mattel made a Barbie in her honor back in 2023, the company made sure to channel her love for the season through the clothes.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Doja threw it back to the decade of glitz, glamour, and Aqua Net with her performance look, which was dripping in the maximalism and flash of the era.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 Aug. 2025
The Hamptons were lit last weekend with glitz, galas and glamour.
—Nancy Kane, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Drivers exceed speeds of 220 miles per hour under the glitz and glamor of the Strip.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glitz
Noun
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Officials heavily restricted traffic in the city center as Chinese leaders prepare to welcome their guests with the ceremony and pomp typical of Chinese diplomacy at the highest level.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
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All of the pomp around the Open harkens back to tennis’s history as an aristocratic leisure; the first precursor to the Open, in 1881, was held on a grass court in Newport, Rhode Island, at the height of the Gilded Age.—
Alexandra Moe,
The Atlantic,
24 Aug. 2025
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Kirkton House Wood Fall Icon Candle One of the simplest ways to decorate for the season is with a fragrant candle.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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City officials said no, and soon after, the city council passed an ordinance re-establishing a rule that only city employees can decorate its property.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
2 Sep. 2025
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The skull of a brown bear discovered in 2016 at the Viminacium amphitheatre in Serbia and recently analyzed provides the first physical evidence of the species’ involvement in Roman spectacles, as well as insights into its life in captivity, according to the study.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Zhou’s theatrical vision explores humor, sensuality, and existential themes, resulting in garments that blur the boundaries of fashion, sculpture, and spectacle.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
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Icicle Shimmer Collection Included in the Icicle Shimmer Collection is a holly jolly snowman juggling snowflakes, an adorable twinkling candy cane adorned with a big red bow, and a toppling tower of presents waiting to be unwrapped.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Aug. 2025
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Kardashian adorned a black bodycon silk dress, while North wore a black corset, a skirt and knee-high boots, standing taller than her mom.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Jones says Lee’s versatility – ranging from her quietly powerful performance in Past Lives to more comedic roles in Russian Doll more recently The Studio – shines through in her performance as Gloria, whose outward flamboyance hides a darker reality.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
31 Aug. 2025
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Hallways, for example, have terrazzo flooring, curved edges and rounded doorways that provide a stately counterpoint to Faena’s flamboyance.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Their minimalist bottles and containers photograph beautifully, their price points signal exclusivity without screaming ostentation, and their international origins provide cultural cache.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
24 June 2025
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As high heels become less of a requisite in certain arenas, the Cannes red carpet — whose ostentation is rivaled only by the Met Gala or the Oscars — is something of a final frontier.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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When all of the ornamentation falls away, especially now that the show’s in its third season, Billeter thinks that the camera and the composition of the frame can really get at the emotional storylines.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
12 Aug. 2025
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Told by one of the firm’s senior partners to add ornamentation to the design for a pyramid atop an office building, Wells flatly refused.—
Henry Wiencek
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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When his rural house of horrors was discovered by authorities in 1957, future production designers got a laundry list of ideas for grotesque set decorations.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
29 Aug. 2025
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This kind of vision is not decoration.—
Calvin Goulding,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Glitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glitz. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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