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as in generously
in a generous manner
complained that the university spends lavishly on the football program but underfunds other sports
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as in expensively
in a luxurious manner
Hollywood celebrities are known for living lavishly
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Recent Examples of lavishly
The room is engulfing in its mid-century glamour, down to the red carpet and lavishly spaced tables that keep the room quiet and conversations private.
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Perrotta’s novels have been lavishly praised for their uncanny ability to articulate dark, often uncomfortable emotional truths of American culture, using humor and sharp observational skills to explore profound shifts in how people communicate and coexist.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
Federal prosecutors later alleged fake bank records and financial misconduct while company executives reportedly spent lavishly on Beverly Hills rent, luxury jewelry, and exotic cars.
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Michele Steeb,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Just as with companies spending lavishly on AI integration today, economists analyzing the first days of the Internet in the early and mid-1990s might have been similarly puzzled.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
In militaristic sync as they pound treadmills, down protein shakes and take steroid injections in the buttocks, a gymnasium full of lavishly buff (even 24-packed, to quote a droll visual gag) gay men blankly sing the praises of the body-beautiful lifestyle to a pounding EDM beat.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 May 2026
The gleaming skylines Trump had so lavishly praised were now streaked with plumes of smoke.
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Daniel Benaim,
Time,
18 May 2026
Outside, below the gold script Donohue’s sign, there is a small glass box window that looks onto the street and is lavishly decorated for nearly every federal holiday.
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Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
Inside, shag-pile carpeting flowed lavishly across floors and walls, chandeliers sparkled like diamonds, and a legion of marble statues idled as if awaiting the reboot of the Roman Empire.
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Zoey Goto,
Architectural Digest,
6 May 2026
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Perrotta’s novels have been lavishly praised for their uncanny ability to articulate dark, often uncomfortable emotional truths of American culture, using humor and sharp observational skills to explore profound shifts in how people communicate and coexist.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
Federal prosecutors later alleged fake bank records and financial misconduct while company executives reportedly spent lavishly on Beverly Hills rent, luxury jewelry, and exotic cars.
—
Michele Steeb,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Just as with companies spending lavishly on AI integration today, economists analyzing the first days of the Internet in the early and mid-1990s might have been similarly puzzled.
—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
In militaristic sync as they pound treadmills, down protein shakes and take steroid injections in the buttocks, a gymnasium full of lavishly buff (even 24-packed, to quote a droll visual gag) gay men blankly sing the praises of the body-beautiful lifestyle to a pounding EDM beat.
—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 May 2026
The gleaming skylines Trump had so lavishly praised were now streaked with plumes of smoke.
—
Daniel Benaim,
Time,
18 May 2026
Outside, below the gold script Donohue’s sign, there is a small glass box window that looks onto the street and is lavishly decorated for nearly every federal holiday.
—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
Inside, shag-pile carpeting flowed lavishly across floors and walls, chandeliers sparkled like diamonds, and a legion of marble statues idled as if awaiting the reboot of the Roman Empire.
—
Zoey Goto,
Architectural Digest,
6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lavishly
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Even as accounting and auditing firms continue to race forward with AI development and implementation the standards around who, how, and when these tools should be audited remain very much a work in progress, to put it generously.
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For the week ending June 14, 2026 Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for nonfiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Association.
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General Motors Anderson sees design and human ingenuity falling into three main epochs, beginning with thousands of years of empirical design that saw creators largely mimicking nature, building and testing models, and advancing from there—slowly, expensively, and narrowly focused.
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Creditors wanted the money to be restored as expensively as possible.
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The legendary German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer seemed well-positioned to catch the ball.
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Unlike the public comment sessions of school board meetings, which have been overwhelmingly well-attended since the Texas Education Agency took over the district in March, there was no time limit for remarks.
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Something about the floral blue pattern on this dress feels luxuriously elegant.
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Now, the Nuggets have the option to spend luxuriously next season — a choice that would’ve been available to them regardless — or avoid the luxury tax again and save millions of dollars.
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Since then, it’s been thoughtfully renovated to combine elements of Lake Tahoe’s Nordic Alpine aesthetic with contemporary lake-house touches.
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Say yes thoughtfully, and protect your joyful focus this evening.
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The bathhouse was richly decorated.
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Then, each June, on the Feast of Corpus Christi, the town’s traditional dresses—richly decorated, pleated, and baroque in their ornamentation—are brought back into the light.
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What was true in the Jazz Age remains so, as the Roundabout Theatre Company production starring the terrific Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara so bountifully proves.
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How can vocals be as bountifully impressive as Mars’ are here and still leave you thinking that there’s no lived experience in any of the songs?
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As extravagantly decorated as the guest rooms, Azure’s blue and white interiors would be a great date-night choice—a combo of watching the sun sink below the horizon, excellent cuisine and fabulous wines (try something from the owners’ South African estate, Bouchard Finlayson).
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In July 2024, Rinderknecht demanded the chatbot generate an image that showed wealthy elites dining extravagantly on one side of a wall while the world burned beyond the barricade.
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“Lavishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lavishly. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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