luridness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for luridness
Noun
  • Their flamboyance was a public assertion of freedom, particularly in the north of the United States, where many migrated to reinvent and present themselves following freedom.
    Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • As luxury fashion began to tilt toward flamboyance and logo-happy flash, the Meiers were unafraid to show something as stark as pencil-straight dark trousers with a white button-up.
    Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The glitz and glamour of the UFC is shown, as is the obvious physical, mental, and emotional toll fighting takes on Kerr.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • But despite the glitz and glamour, being a young actor on a kids’ network also came with a unique set of responsibilities.
    Jordan Greene, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The mansion, often considered a monument to Roaring ‘20s ostentation, stretches from the Intracoastal to the Atlantic Ocean.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The pink-and-brown mansion, often considered a monument to Roaring 20s ostentation, stretches from Lake Worth to the Atlantic Ocean and contains 58 bedrooms, 33 bathrooms, three bomb shelters, a theater, a ballroom and a nine-hole golf course.
    Miami Herasld Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But Fraser retains her cocked eyebrow, ever aware that the pomp is in service of a product for which demand has been calculatingly manufactured.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
  • Behind the numbers and beneath the pomp is Chef Robert Lopez, senior executive chef for Levy and the culinary mind behind one of the most ambitious menus in American sports.
    Nasha Smith, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Nearly seven years since her last US tour, Shakira and her famous hips returned with a massive spectacle.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • The congressman sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, accusing him of prioritizing personal spectacle and showing admiration for authoritarian leaders.
    Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Here’s coverage of today’s horse races, the historic event’s pageantry, fashion and hats, and views from the fans.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 18 May 2025
  • The pageantry and the tradition The main-stage campus commencement gatherings at Alumni Park, which began about 75 years ago, weren’t short on pageantry and old-world tradition going back decades.
    Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Stripe, now worth $70 billion, quietly built their payment infrastructure with minimal public fanfare.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • At the same time, Lion Electric, which announced its electric school bus factory near Joliet with great fanfare four years ago, is facing liquidation after a short manufacturing run.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 23 May. 2025.

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