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Recent Examples of pageantry
The pageantry not only signals respect for a visiting head of state but also showcases centuries-old British traditions to a global audience.
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Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Pomp and pageantry There was a carriage procession on the grounds of Windsor Castle.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
State visits in Britain blend 21st-century diplomacy with royal pageantry.
—Jill Lawless, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Pomp and pageantry help avoid questions neither side wants asked.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
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Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Pomp and pageantry There was a carriage procession on the grounds of Windsor Castle.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
State visits in Britain blend 21st-century diplomacy with royal pageantry.
—Jill Lawless, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
Pomp and pageantry help avoid questions neither side wants asked.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pageantry
Noun
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America’s most steadfast allies in this bit of the 21st century are the Gulf monarchies, true and unapologetic kingdoms big on pomp and light on participation.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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His love of wealth could be exceeded only by his love of pomp and display.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The entire concert is a spectacle — all black and red, smoke and snakes.—
Janey Tracey,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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In addition to its astrological influence — reaching its peak in the sign of Aries — October’s supermoon will also be a mystical spectacle.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Others have been approved without fanfare, such as Amazon’s $10 billion center in Richmond County and York County’s first mega data center near Lake Wylie.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
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In a short Instagram video announcing the news, Snoop is seen with his back to the camera standing on what looks like a snowy mountaintop while the Olympic fanfare blasts out.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Never through excess or ostentation, but through quiet discipline — a meditative expression of grace.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Candace Cameron Bure prefers small-town living over the glitz and glamour of Hollywood.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Amidst the glitz of fashion’s most chaotic week of the year, Maxine is diagnosed with breast cancer.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Sep. 2025
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One of the things that make Jude Law such an interesting actor, especially in his middle age, has been his ability to direct his flamboyance and his physicality towards unlikely ends.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
1 Sep. 2025
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Jones says Lee’s versatility – ranging from her quietly powerful performance in Past Lives to more comedic roles in Russian Doll more recently The Studio – shines through in her performance as Gloria, whose outward flamboyance hides a darker reality.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
31 Aug. 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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Joan and Luke had a love that was all fireworks and sexy dazzle; after Luke died, Joan married Larry, who was all ordinary-guy solidity.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Some plants just don’t check the fall color parade box.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Except for a few shots of China’s President Xi presiding over a military parade, the film’s image of totalitarianism leans far more toward right-wing regimes; to leave out Mao, or Castro, feels like a mistake.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Pageantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pageantry. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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