pageantry

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for pageantry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pageantry
Noun
  • The pomp and pageantry of the country’s best HBCU basketball tournament was well-displayed, with celebrities like Magic Johnson and LL Cool J hosting parties in uptown Charlotte that drew thousands of attendees.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
  • In his pomp, Worthington was recommending Karim Benzema before the world really knew about the Frenchman.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • So Hernandez was allowed to compete as a girl, become a national spectacle, and then play out a final high school volleyball season, igniting protests from opponents and teammates alike.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Instead, the country has pioneered a Blue Economy—an ocean-first approach that puts conservation before consumption, sustainability before spectacle.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But after the fanfare died down, Su was left with a hole.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • While hundreds of thousands of fans will flock to the city in 2026 for both events, most of the fanfare around the games is expected to take place in San Francisco and San Jose.
    Grace Hase, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Formula 1 has Monaco, with its ostentation and air of exclusivity.
    Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For the swanky evening, the stars went full glam, bringing the glitz to the red carpet ahead of the main event.
    Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The London Film Festival ends this Sunday, and the event has passed by with a familiar level of star power and glitz.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Borrowing from the flamboyance of the New Romantics, the edginess of punks and the melancholic themes in their music, goth makeup was dark, vampiric, and vaguely dangerous—an aesthetic music fans copied when gathering at goth haunts like the Batcave in London.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Lastly, liquid eyeliners in silver and gold dazzle with a single gaze across the room.
    Karina Hoshikawa, Refinery29, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Critics said Trump had pushed for the extravagant parade not to commemorate the armed forces, but as a display of his own vanity.
    NPR, NPR, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in Manhattan, watched by millions around the country on TV every year, has cemented the brand’s place in American culture.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025

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