as in wealth
the total of one's money and property
in some parts of the city nearly unimaginable opulence can be found side by side with nearly unthinkable poverty
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Recent Examples of opulence
On April 25, 2025, they were surrounded by even more love as the couple tied the knot in front of 300 guests at the Crystal Plaza mansion in New Jersey, which served Gilded Age-era opulence.
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 27 Aug. 2025
The accommodations onboard exude opulence.
—Ann Shields, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
The April cherry trees, with their brief pink opulence, seem infused with the spirit of mono no aware—the Japanese idea of the transience of things, the gentle sadness yet also the beauty of impermanence.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
What happened to the glamour, the opulence, the fantasy!
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 27 Aug. 2025
The accommodations onboard exude opulence.
—Ann Shields, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
The April cherry trees, with their brief pink opulence, seem infused with the spirit of mono no aware—the Japanese idea of the transience of things, the gentle sadness yet also the beauty of impermanence.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
What happened to the glamour, the opulence, the fantasy!
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for opulence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opulence
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That kind of philanthropy is unusual in an age when many billionaires flaunt their wealth with mega-yachts and Wall Street firms work to extract profits from their investments.—
David Gelles,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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This will lead to market meltdowns and cascading economic hardship as global wealth implodes.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Do Now For users who still had assets in the wallet on July 7, the options are limited.—
Chris Groshong,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The thing is, rarely (if at all) have the Norwegians had assets as elite and deadly as Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Opulence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opulence. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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