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
But who knew that the Roots would take Jay-Z’s music to another level on his MTV Unplugged or that orchestration would impart a new sense of opulence to Dua Lipa’s Live from the Royal Albert Hall last year?
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
His goal was to showcase the opulence of Jacmel, the city his father is from in Haiti.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
Drake’s penchant for opulence is prominently evident in his personal life.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Murder, mystery, opulence, but at its core, the beating heart of a family drama.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
His goal was to showcase the opulence of Jacmel, the city his father is from in Haiti.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
Drake’s penchant for opulence is prominently evident in his personal life.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Murder, mystery, opulence, but at its core, the beating heart of a family drama.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for opulence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opulence
Noun
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To be sure, boomers collectively have $75 trillion of wealth.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Since Scott, a novelist who received the bulk of her fortune after divorcing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, signed the Giving Pledge in 2019, promising to donate more than half her wealth, HBCUs have been among her favorite grantees.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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Investors 'on the fence' In its September European Fund Managers Survey — which polled 196 panelists who collectively manage assets worth $490 billion — Bank of America found that investor confidence in Europe had taken a hit.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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Its acquisition of shallow water assets from ExxonMobil last December typified a trend of domestic firms taking the lead in Nigeria’s oil sector following recent exits of international oil companies.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Opulence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opulence. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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