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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.
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Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2022
Silken material ensured that this collection maintained a real sense of luxuriance throughout.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Everything about the palatial Southern California retreat exudes Italian grandeur and classic elegance.
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Brooks, ever one for grandeur, once compared his approach in Blazing Saddles to Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, among the earliest works by the painter that are considered truly revolutionary.
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The building's opulence is a humbling, stunning testament to this city's centuries-long commitment to the arts.
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Its interior is notable for its opulence, with a rear-seat experience that rivals the front for comfort and luxury.
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Each piece spells out a message—happiness, beauty, and magnificence—in the ancient pictorial writing.
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Championing not just human magnificence but human imperfection is a radical turn.
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French oak contributes richness without overwhelming the fruit, allowing citrus, stone fruit and fresh acidity to remain at the forefront.
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Lean into this richness and creative legacy by spending an entire day checking out the city’s world-class museums.
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Each of the Maisons is represented via artifacts that tell their unique stories of sumptuousness and cultural dialogue that helped shape diplomacy, identity, and popular culture.
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In the sumptuousness of the bibliophile’s parlor, studying Black history occasioned reverent, joyous gatherings.
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Taking the latter to another level is the new Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 Monogram Series, the first two-seater from the marque’s division devoted to automotive lavishness.
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There’s an understated lavishness; no celebrity interior designers have been let loose and rooms have a lustrous palette of pinks, yellows and blues.
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Scaffolding companies will make room in their inventory only for the new stuff if clients demand — and are willing to pay for — a little more splendor on the street.
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The western pediment of the Parthenon, one of the main attractions of the Acropolis of Athens, Greece, has been partially restored to its full splendor and was unveiled to the public last Thursday.
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The mild-mannered DiLiegro has firm opinions about everything from meat-cutting to the resplendence of the Boston Red Sox.
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All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not, ipso facto, auriferous.
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“Luxuriance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luxuriance. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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