as in expensively
in a luxurious manner
an opulently furnished palace
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Recent Examples of opulently
On board, the common areas were opulently decorated with monumental staircases and picture windows overlooking a half-mile-long beach.
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Noelann Bourgade, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
Jackie Jackson is opulently dressed for a football game, diamonds blazing on both hands, chandelier earrings, and black high heels under her trousers.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Noelann Bourgade, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
Jackie Jackson is opulently dressed for a football game, diamonds blazing on both hands, chandelier earrings, and black high heels under her trousers.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opulently
Adverb
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The Hormuz closure confirmed this shift loudly, expensively, and irreversibly.—
Tenzin Seldon,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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The City Football Group, with Manchester City as the jewel in its crown, is a prime — and expensively-assembled — example.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Something about the floral blue pattern on this dress feels luxuriously elegant.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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Now, the Nuggets have the option to spend luxuriously next season — a choice that would’ve been available to them regardless — or avoid the luxury tax again and save millions of dollars.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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Brisket is a tough, richly marbled cut that only turns tender after hours of low-and-slow cooking, when connective tissue breaks down and fat renders into the meat.—
Paula Disbrowe,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 May 2026
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Art that’s anchored in real pain almost always leaves open a channel to beauty—or at least some more richly humane response to life.—
Sebastian Smee,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2026
Adverb
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Those funds were then spent extravagantly, fueling a large-scale abuse of federal resources.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
19 May 2026
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On Monday night, extravagantly dressed celebrities and designers made their grand ascent up the Met Gala's staircase, marking the start of fashion's biggest night and raising money for New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute.—
Emily Bogle,
NPR,
4 May 2026
Adverb
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The mise en scène is sumptuously prepared with flourishes of rococo drollery.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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The high street has taken note with Zara and Reformation's glossy white lace-ups, while contemporary labels—from Jamie Haller’s sumptuously soft styles to glove-like pairs by Andrea Gomez and Nothing Written, and even a mesh iteration from Dear Frances—offer equally compelling options.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The mafia used to loom large here.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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Yet Abigaëlle’s obsession with finding her father looms large on the family and strains the relationships between siblings and mother.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
19 May 2026
Adverb
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Democrats believe frustration over rising costs and distrust of Washington could help Cognetti, the mayor of Scranton, appeal to independent and swing voters in a district Trump carried comfortably in 2024.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
20 May 2026
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The four bedrooms can sleep seven comfortably, including a first-floor king suite.—
Angela Tafoya,
Vogue,
20 May 2026
Adverb
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This is when the falls are at their most powerful, with enormous clouds of spray rising high above the gorge and drifting across the surrounding rainforest.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Plant held her diploma with both hands high over her head searching for her family in the overhead bleachers.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Opulently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opulently. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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