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Recent Examples of luxuriance
But then, what is art if not an attempt to tidy up the real world’s teeming luxuriance?
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Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
The comic luxuriance of Roman references should not blind us to the significance of these constant appeals to the Roman Republic and to classical virtue.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2022
Silken material ensured that this collection maintained a real sense of luxuriance throughout.
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 2 Oct. 2021
But the Elysian Bar did them one better, augmenting the oysters’ natural luxuriance with thin slices of kumquat and a measured gush of chile-spiked citrus.
—Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 22 Dec. 2020
The first movement’s melodic luxuriance, the menuet’s delicacy and the finale’s theme-and-variations attested to the range of color and attack the CSO winds can conjure at the drop of a sixteenth note.
—Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2020
The rest of the album, though, doesn’t shy away from the Weeknd’s shimmery mid-80s luxuriance.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2020
Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
The comic luxuriance of Roman references should not blind us to the significance of these constant appeals to the Roman Republic and to classical virtue.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2022
Silken material ensured that this collection maintained a real sense of luxuriance throughout.
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 2 Oct. 2021
But the Elysian Bar did them one better, augmenting the oysters’ natural luxuriance with thin slices of kumquat and a measured gush of chile-spiked citrus.
—Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 22 Dec. 2020
The first movement’s melodic luxuriance, the menuet’s delicacy and the finale’s theme-and-variations attested to the range of color and attack the CSO winds can conjure at the drop of a sixteenth note.
—Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2020
The rest of the album, though, doesn’t shy away from the Weeknd’s shimmery mid-80s luxuriance.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for luxuriance
Noun
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His career moved between those two capitals of elegance, bringing Roman grandeur into a system that still treats fashion not only as commerce, but as ceremony.—
Thomas Adamson,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Along with admiring the fountain's grandeur, many who visit the fountain to toss a coin into the water with their right hand over their left shoulder.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Already well-established as one of the most luxurious rides in the world, the addition has pushed the train to new levels of opulence.—
Tom Page,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025
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As the twentieth century progresses, Steele moves from Christian Dior’s New Look—which brought back feminine opulence in the postwar period, with decadent skirts and cinched waists—to the rise of punk as a style that emphasized abjection, discomfort, and aggression.—
Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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But even setting aside the continued sartorial magnificence of Alan Cumming and his stylish sidekick, The Traitors’s entertainment value as a social experiment keeps on rising.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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The magnificence of mesquite is on full display.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Boost Flavor in a Flash Tomato paste adds instant richness without thinning the dish.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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In a region defined by its sensory richness, including the smell of oak barrels, the colors of changing leaves, the taste of a perfectly aged Cabernet, the homes that harmonize with the surroundings become part of the landscape that surrounds them.—
Amplified Content Studio,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Beading, feathers, and pony-hair textures bring sumptuousness to ballet flats, clutches, and ladylike handbags, while plush textures give cloud-like softness to pumps and and tote bags.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Then again, a sense of glamour and lavishness—two pillars of Old Hollywood, when the big film studios had big money to burn—still goes hand-in-hand with awards season dressing today, too.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The community fought those plans for years, and in 2023, the mural was restored to its original splendor.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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Amid the natural splendor, loom Viking burial mounds and archaeological sites—and a lot of sheep.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
20 Jan. 2026
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The mild-mannered DiLiegro has firm opinions about everything from meat-cutting to the resplendence of the Boston Red Sox.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Aug. 2022
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All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not, ipso facto, auriferous.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Oct. 2021
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“Luxuriance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luxuriance. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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