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adjective

Definition of razzle-dazzlenext
as in loud
excessively showy the razzle-dazzle floor show is simply further evidence that Las Vegas doesn't go in for understatement

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razzle-dazzle

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noun

as in dazzle

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Recent Examples of razzle-dazzle
Noun
Over three short days, from Monday morning to Wednesday night, eight companies will razzle-dazzle advertisers in a reassuringly familiar set of theaters across Manhattan. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 May 2026 In 2001, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake added some razzle-dazzle to their denim-heavy American Music Awards with diamonds and chains. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2026 This was a week for razzle-dazzle in late night. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 But King felt the musical alone wouldn’t bring enough razzle-dazzle to sustain a season. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for razzle-dazzle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for razzle-dazzle
  1. loud
  2. dazzle
  3. noisy
  4. pageantry
  5. flashy
  6. spectacle
  7. glitzy
  8. fanfare
Adjective
  • Yet by selectivity, Ozarks ranks as the tenth most selective baccalaureate college in the country — outpacing schools with far larger endowments and far louder name recognition.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Messi started the second half and received a loud ovation from fans at Miami's Nu Stadium.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of loud
Noun
  • Gold jewelry that flashed its minor dazzle, its subtle good taste.
    — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Kendra Scott’s latest adheres to, and amplifies, this aesthetic — treating it to even more dazzle and femininity.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
Definition of dazzle
Adjective
  • The central location comes with a touch of weekend bustle—Big Bear Boulevard can get noisy—but the trade-off for walkability is worth it.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • This impending surge in lunar traffic makes time-sensitive missions like CosmoCube crucial to capturing the universe’s earliest faint signals before the quietest sanctuary in the solar system becomes noisy.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of noisy
Noun
  • The sights, sounds and pageantry that make up college football can come to life at the corner of 95th Street and King Drive.
    — Monique Carroll, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In the very human-scale role of Chef, all that glamour and pageantry seethes just beneath the skin.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of pageantry
Adjective
  • McGroarty has good offensive skills, but his game isn’t the flashiest.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong is among the flashiest players in all of Major League Baseball.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of flashy
Noun
  • Built into a natural ravine, the stadium’s site was used for ancient Greek athletic contests and later Roman spectacles before falling into centuries of disuse.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • In Navarrette’s casting as Rogue, there was an implicit acknowledgement of the kind of shifts in consumer sentiment Marvel may be worrying about — away from IP-reliant spectacle towards something more homegrown and hand-spun.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of spectacle
Adjective
  • In among the glitzy beach club lunches and time spent sunning on their super yacht Seven, Victoria was spotted employing David as her husband-photographer.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The Haim rocker stars alongside Ziwe as a bouncer who is unimpressed with Owen’s outfit to the glitzy event.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of glitzy
Noun
  • The Traitors has long tapped Real Housewives stars, while Love Island USA break-out Rob Rausch won the latest season of the show to much fanfare.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Life begins as a fanfare — a regal entry heralded by brass — and ends as a solo cello lament and the serene acceptance of death as sung by a choir.
    — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of fanfare

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“Razzle-dazzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/razzle-dazzle. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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