as in loud
excessively showy
I think that rhinestone-studded outfit is a little too glitzy for church
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Recent Examples of glitzy
The Idaho Potato Drop has drawn attention for its unique alternative to the glitzy New York City ball that drops at midnight.
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Joshua Dougherty,
Idaho Statesman,
22 June 2026
Zendaya showed off her glitzy ring stack on Monday, June 22.
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Juliana Ukiomogbe,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
The race is at once glitzy, cautious, confusing, spiky, and uninspiring.
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Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Greenspan also early on established a reputation as an A-list celebrity in Washington, attending all of the glitzy see-and-be-seen dinners around town as well as political events.
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Barbara Hagenbaugh,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Stanton represents Bonnie’s fantasy world as a bright dimension of pastel drawings and glitzy colors, whereas the Lilypad games are flat and uninspired.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
There are several options during the three days of XBIZ Miami, from a White Party at the Myst club in Miami Beach, to a more exclusive, invitation-only party thrown by Brazzers, to the glitzy XMAs Miami awards gala thrown by XBIZ to honor excellence in the field.
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Gustavo Turner,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
The addition of Contessa from Major Food Group in 2021 upped the glamour factor with glitzy rooftop dining.
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Tanya Edwards,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
16 June 2026
Most of the film’s cast is expected to attend the glitzy world premiere at the festival later this evening, taking place at Taormina’s imposing Greek theater.
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Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
13 June 2026
Joshua Dougherty,
Idaho Statesman,
22 June 2026
Zendaya showed off her glitzy ring stack on Monday, June 22.
—
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
The race is at once glitzy, cautious, confusing, spiky, and uninspiring.
—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Greenspan also early on established a reputation as an A-list celebrity in Washington, attending all of the glitzy see-and-be-seen dinners around town as well as political events.
—
Barbara Hagenbaugh,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Stanton represents Bonnie’s fantasy world as a bright dimension of pastel drawings and glitzy colors, whereas the Lilypad games are flat and uninspired.
—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
There are several options during the three days of XBIZ Miami, from a White Party at the Myst club in Miami Beach, to a more exclusive, invitation-only party thrown by Brazzers, to the glitzy XMAs Miami awards gala thrown by XBIZ to honor excellence in the field.
—
Gustavo Turner,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
The addition of Contessa from Major Food Group in 2021 upped the glamour factor with glitzy rooftop dining.
—
Tanya Edwards,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
16 June 2026
Most of the film’s cast is expected to attend the glitzy world premiere at the festival later this evening, taking place at Taormina’s imposing Greek theater.
—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glitzy
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While the first two seasons often presented Lestat through structured tailoring and muted palettes, Season 3 arrives in a much louder world.
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They were all met with loud cheers on this Juneteenth evening.
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After Tuesday night’s noisy earnings report, FedEx is down around 1% in midmorning trading, off its lows of the session.
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McGee also prioritizes authentic community on platforms like Substack over noisy social media.
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Chawinga, the back-to-back league MVP, has been a top on-field producer for the Current since arriving in 2024 as a relative unknown, despite gaudy statistics at Chinese club Wuhan Jianghan.
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Rewarding other prospects for putting up gaudy stats against lesser competition may not be the fairest way to judge this year’s defensemen class, but those production trends seem to be a factor for talent evaluators.
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Control Resonant also takes a page from Kingdom Hearts' playbook with flashy finishers.
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The party essentially moves from the flashy club interior to the moody parking lot post-up after the bouncers clear each section.
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The walls are chockablock with paintings of former presidents in heavily ornate gold frames.
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The film has a very specific, ornate visual style.
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At the Garden, the team made a garish uniform color-scheme switch in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, from classic Knicks orange to maroon.
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Divine is a garish spectacle in all the best ways.
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“Glitzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glitzy. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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