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Recent Examples of pageantry
And while most pro wrestlers lean into their larger-than-life characteristics — the costumes, the pageantry, the over-the-top attitudes — Gunther plays his role as straight as possible.
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Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The cultural through-line, though, is unmistakable—and explains why Poland has become a destination for American conservative pageantry.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Since 1949, this beloved event has brought together Texans for live music from major country stars and classic rodeo pageantry.
—Kat Stinson, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
Thanksgiving football is a combination that goes together like turkey and gravy, especially when surrounded by the pageantry of marching bands, cheerleaders and lettermen jackets.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
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Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The cultural through-line, though, is unmistakable—and explains why Poland has become a destination for American conservative pageantry.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Since 1949, this beloved event has brought together Texans for live music from major country stars and classic rodeo pageantry.
—Kat Stinson, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
Thanksgiving football is a combination that goes together like turkey and gravy, especially when surrounded by the pageantry of marching bands, cheerleaders and lettermen jackets.
—Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pageantry
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Part of it is the field design and pomp, with a treasure map surrounding the rink, a stick tap to the Gasparilla Pirate Festival that’s expected to bring a half-million people into the downtown area over the weekend.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Khamenei was born into poverty and outwardly disdains pomp, cultivating an image of pious frugality.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Clydesdales have become a Super Bowl favorite, and their appearance in 2026 will mark their 48th overall in the advertising roster of the gridiron spectacle.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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It’s become largely focussed on creating spectacles, such as the No Kings protests, that can mobilize large numbers of people at breakneck speed to march, sign petitions, and contribute money.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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After debuting with minimal fanfare in November 2025, the provocative Canadian drama about rival hockey players whose passion explodes into lust (and eventually love) became a word-of-mouth sensation.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Feb. 2026
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With the trial being scheduled for nine weeks, the case (which is set to cost $50 million) should be well over by the time the Invictus Games holds its fanfare for the year-out celebration.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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The characteristics of this aesthetic begin with simple colors that evoke understated elegance—not ostentation.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Feb. 2026
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This gesture contrasts in the central avenue of Vassilissis Sofia, with the ostentation of the immediate official buildings, where the flags are flying full.—
Diego Parrado,
Vanity Fair,
18 Jan. 2026
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The brothers operated in the glitz and glamour of the Hamptons and South Beach.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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As millions of former California residents have already concluded, that is something that no amount of sunshine, sand or Hollywood glitz and glamor can overcome.—
Adam B. Summers,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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Drinking, flamboyance, and film- and music-making bloomed.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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His newfound prominence and flamboyance — the eyeliner, the frequent shirtlessness, the leather pants — attract some vocal haters, but he’s gotten used to it.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
14 Jan. 2026
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Her Piviano pointed-toe pumps from Jessica Simpson featured a transparent mesh upper covered in rhinestone stripes that gave it a little extra dazzle.—
Tara Larson,
Footwear News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Her midi-length skirt kept the dazzle going with crystals running down the front and back of the revealing piece.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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The ceremonies, too, were split geographically, with Olympic cauldrons in both cities, with the athletes’ parade further shared with Livigno and Predazzo, national delegations divided according to where their events would be held.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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About 45 minutes of showmanship, pageantry, and some mixed attempts to lean into the theme that didn’t live up to the easy joy of the athlete parade.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Pageantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pageantry. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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