meretriciousness

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Noun
  • In addition, prosecutors say swastikas, antisemitic slogans and vulgarity were spray-painted on pillars underneath M-53 and Canal, a brick wall near a business and an electrical box at a second business.
    Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • His vulgarity, insults and threats do not make America great.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • There’s a creamy richness, a nice farmy note, and good salt.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Dried beans cooked from scratch with a rind in the pot emerge with a flavor and richness that is difficult to attribute to any single element, but unmistakable in the result.
    Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • With four stories and 35 rooms, Joslyn has opulence built, inlaid, and planted in every corner, from its carriage house tower to its gold drawing room and five acres of formal estate gardens.
    Jacqueline Kehoe, Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Mostly, the hotel sits on the serene side of Middle Eastern opulence, with marble, Murano chandeliers, and gold-leaf ceilings cut through with calming, earthy tones inspired by the desert and Arabian Gulf.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Mosaic magnificence Fine art and mosaic design come together on the patio of this Massachusetts residence, which features stainless-steel appliances under a mosaic installation created with half-inch vitreous glass.
    Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The film’s press campaign has, quite reasonably, played up the magnificence of Skarsgård’s body in leather and winked at the transgressiveness on display.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Yet its sleek, monochromatic design serves as a quiet counterpoint to the temple’s rich ornamentation.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Pale, dusty hues enhance natural light, offering a subtle counterpoint to the rich ornamentation, while ceiling paintings by Vicke Andrén, celebrated for his work at the Royal Swedish Opera, underscore the apartment’s artistic importance.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • And plenty of extravagance is found in the impressive 11 restaurants, five pools, and the three-story Talise Spa, which has a thermal sanctuary complete with personal hammams.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Székesfehérvár lacks Budapest’s grand boulevards and baroque extravagance, but the city is not without luster.
    Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Featuring distinct forms and notable decorations, these pieces express identity, aesthetics, and wealth during a crucial period of change.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Each object features decoration – in bread of course – depicting wheat ears and sheafs, as well as hearts and olive branches.
    Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But then, what is art if not an attempt to tidy up the real world’s teeming luxuriance?
    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
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“Meretriciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meretriciousness. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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