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Recent Examples of pageantry
While the festivities provided plenty of pomp and pageantry, royal experts told Fox News Digital that no gathering could ever rival the late monarch’s unforgettable encounter with a controversial guest.
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The Red Arrows' appearance will cap a day of military pageantry surrounding the president's visit.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher
jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
But inside, there was nothing but pomp and pageantry as the ancient fortress transformed into a stage for royal ceremony.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
Pomp and pageantry There was a carriage procession on the grounds of Windsor Castle.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The Red Arrows' appearance will cap a day of military pageantry surrounding the president's visit.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
shane Croucher
jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
But inside, there was nothing but pomp and pageantry as the ancient fortress transformed into a stage for royal ceremony.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
Pomp and pageantry There was a carriage procession on the grounds of Windsor Castle.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pageantry
Noun
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All the crazy pomp, colorful costumes, the drill teams and marching bands flowed down the street.—
Alex Ross,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Why bother funneling all of that through Hollywood’s pomp and corniness into a movie that’s only half good?—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Iguazú is the sort of spectacle that sticks with you, the sort of place that has the gravitas and power to provide a fitting backdrop for a big life event.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Teyana Taylor appreciates a spectacle.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Scenes start, jarringly, without introduction or fanfare, as though we’ve been vaulted into the action; the plot resists all attempts by the viewer to impose any kind of order.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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In April, to much fanfare, Cartier debuted a modern version of its Tank à Guichets, first released in 1928, while Breguet unveiled the Classique Souscription 2025BH, a wristwatch reinterpretation of Abraham-Louis Breguet’s famous Souscription pocket watch from the late 18th century.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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What existed in the White House was a relative lack of ostentation — formal, but showing occasional signs of wear and tear, proof that this was a People’s House, not a palace.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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Formula 1 has Monaco, with its ostentation and air of exclusivity.—
Jonathan Hawkins,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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While Queen Elizabeth was famously practical about fashion, her younger sister Margaret took a bolder approach to glitz, glamour and tiaras.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Venice, which begins at the tail end of August, is all glitz and a gloss of European worldliness, perfect for photo ops of big stars in boats along canals and for the canceled to test the waters to see how temperate the reception for their return might be.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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DaCosta films it all with a ferociously cinematic flamboyance, banishing any charges of staginess.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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In his book, Allen cites several historical and scientific manuscripts from the 1800s that indicate flamboyances of hundreds to thousands were seen in the Everglades, Florida Bay and the Florida Keys.—
Jerome Lorenz,
The Conversation,
14 Oct. 2025
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While this summer lacked the dazzle and massive celebrations of the June 2024 grand reopening of Ford's Michigan Central Station, there was still lots of progress on display and even some celebrity appearances from the business world.—
JC Reindl,
Freep.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Lastly, liquid eyeliners in silver and gold dazzle with a single gaze across the room.—
Karina Hoshikawa,
Refinery29,
22 Sep. 2025
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Several Dodgers fans’ signs at the team’s World Series parade acknowledged the situation and offered their best to the Vesia family amid the celebration.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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The parade’s mission is to recognize veterans’ sacrifices and heighten community appreciation of military service, its website states.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Pageantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pageantry. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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