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Noun
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These artists know that flamboyance needn’t preclude subtlety, and that stardom neither guarantees nor bars revelation.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025 -
But what really makes A View to a Kill sing are the baddies, starting at the top with the Nazi-bred, ex-KGB, genetically altered microchip tycoon, horse breeder, and airship enthusiast Max Zorin, played with characteristic flamboyance by Walken.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
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Not too much glitz and glamor and smoke and mirrors.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
15 Aug. 2025
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Ty Burrell is enjoying his post-Dunphy life, far away from the glitz and glamor of Hollywood.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
4 Aug. 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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Long before their estrangement, Diana taught William and Harry what that legacy looked like: a new kind of royal life rooted not in pomp but in compassion.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Ming was eulogized during the service and more pomp that comes with a traditional law enforcement funeral service was carried out including the folding and presenting of the flag that draped his casket, a 21-gun salute (seven riflemen firing three volleys), and the playing of taps.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
11 Aug. 2025
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And the nearly exclusive white crowds that gathered for the spectacle were by no means thin.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
15 Aug. 2025
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The actual rich keep finding new places to stash themselves away—on superyachts, in underground bunkers, off the planet altogether—and yet spectacles of wealth are now accessible 24/7 through our devices.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
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The all-female Afro-Caribbean-American music/pageantry ensemble Batalá New York leads a parade featuring fashions, giant puppets and more on Aug. 16 at 11:30 a.m. on the Church Street side of Guilford Green.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
10 Aug. 2025
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Founded by Queen Anne in 1711, this five-day festival is renowned for its rich heritage, world-class racing and British pageantry, attracting more than 250,000 racegoers and a global television audience spanning more than 180 territories.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
20 June 2025
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The Trafalgar Square event was Topshop’s first runway show since 2018 and was held as a public event and featured some of the brand’s original famous model names, including Delevingne and Aboah, and took place amid suitable fanfare and in front of the awaiting tv cameras.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The receiver signed with the Patriots in May to little fanfare after a five-year collegiate career at Eastern Washington.—
Michael Hurley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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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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“Luridness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luridness. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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