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Recent Examples of ostentatiously
Given that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex ostentatiously dropped nearly all their public commitments when moved to California in 2021, this seems to represent a turnaround.
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Alexander Larman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
The ingredients of an Erewhon smoothie (4) swirl together without any mixing, colors clashing ostentatiously.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Yet whereas Taxi Driver ends in a sequence of redemptive carnage, First Reformed swerves in its last moments into a scene so ostentatiously at odds with everything coming before that accepting it at face value would seem to mean denying the film up to that point had anything serious to say.
—Roy Scranton
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Alexander Larman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
The ingredients of an Erewhon smoothie (4) swirl together without any mixing, colors clashing ostentatiously.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Yet whereas Taxi Driver ends in a sequence of redemptive carnage, First Reformed swerves in its last moments into a scene so ostentatiously at odds with everything coming before that accepting it at face value would seem to mean denying the film up to that point had anything serious to say.
—Roy Scranton
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostentatiously
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O’Brien’s dual roles as both flamboyantly gay charm bomb Rocky — who is flattened in a car accident early in the film — and the grieving and straight Roman comprise a career-topping performance.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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The flamboyantly lascivious Frank-N-Furter is about to unveil his new Creature, the titular Rocky Horror (Peter Hinwood).—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Aug. 2025
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There is also an apocryphal tale of a state visit in which, during an open-top carriage procession, the queen apologized to her guest after one of her horses broke wind loudly.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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In that case, his pleas of innocence rang loudly enough to attract a KQED documentary crew, which covered Mutch’s struggles to gain parole after four decades behind bars and 21 denials from the parole board.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Timbaland was on a StarTech, and there was a beat playing super loud.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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This feature will give users a live translation through the earbuds, slightly delayed behind another person speaking out loud.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Shot in a colorfully naturalistic style by Irina Lubtchansky (My Golden Days), the film occasionally switches to what looks like Super 8mm, capturing the action more intimately and playfully.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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One expert, reflecting on personal experience, put it more colorfully.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Ostentatiously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostentatiously. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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