luridness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for luridness
Noun
  • 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
  • Meanwhile, the always captivating Dafoe, at one point wearing full armor, exhibits a not atypical, full-bodied macho flamboyance as a man who regrets not having a son.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 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
  • The scenes on this planet emphasize pomp and pageantry as well as the finer points of diplomacy.
    Noel Murray, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • But no amount of pomp and hype can make something true.
    WIRED Staff, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Elite football is very demanding, but anything that makes people enjoy it more and is more of a spectacle.
    Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Without the spectacle of a subscriber gain this time around, the company’s shares ticked up in after-hours trading but by a comparatively modest 4%.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • As impressive as the circus tricks are, the pageantry adds a whole other level.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The launch party is giving Bronner Brothers realness—edge control, elegance, and a hint of old-school ATL pageantry.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Yet today’s fanfare isn’t because of a sudden switch-up in Americans’ tastes.
    Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Harris doesn’t come with much fanfare after spending the majority of his career at Idaho and then playing his senior year for a mediocre Cal program, but he’s got four years of very solid FBS production under his belt.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 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 3 May. 2025.

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