luridness

Definition of luridnessnext

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Noun
  • For attorneys in an overcrowded marketplace, in a city with casual ethics and a weakness for flamboyance, an outlandish sales pitch can be the best way to break through.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Not so much for your music as your…not flamboyance, but exuberance, maybe, or whimsy—qualities in vanishingly short supply with our current crop of male pop stars who don’t make backflips a fixture of their live performances.
    Walden Green, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Dominick is all floor-to-ceiling windows, soaking tubs, rooftop pools, and moody light fixtures — in other words, its 46 stories are peppered with elements that exude upscale, sophisticated energy while avoiding all signs of gaudiness.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • So that drove a kind of character choice as well about the gaudiness of the society.
    Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Sabrina Carpenter brought the glitz and glam to her fans as one of the headliners of the festival last weekend and plans to do the same for Weekend 2.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
  • All eight showcase the new shape and are powered by the in-house calibre 430 MC, but offer varying degrees of glitz and glamor.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The atmosphere aligns with the philosophy: no ostentation, no grand production.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The mansion, often considered a monument to Roaring ‘20s ostentation, stretches from the Intracoastal to the Atlantic Ocean.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Blackhawks ending was less dramatic, with more pomp and ceremony due to their 100th anniversary but the same caliber of losing.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The exact origin of the festival is unclear, but according to historical records, Lohri was celebrated with much pomp in the Punjab region during the reign of the Sikh maharaja Ranjit Singh in the early 19th century.
    Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Vince wrote his and Linda’s adult children, Shane and Stephanie, into the spectacle.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • When robots lurched, slipped, and occasionally froze mid-stride at the 2026 Beijing half-marathon on April 19, the internet quickly turned the spectacle into a meme.
    Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Midimalism invites richness of character that minimalism sometimes lacks, while avoiding the overwhelming saturation of personality that maximalism brings.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Body Blow Canada Explore the richness of Canada’s cinematic landscape through tension and diaspora perspectives within Toronto’s communities.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Greek Independence Day Parade is more than pageantry.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Krasnoff, for her part, is watching to see whether the pageantry of the World Cup eventually overwhelms the political noise.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Luridness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luridness. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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