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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
The biggest razzle-dazzle night of the year for high school musical theater programs in the Charlotte region unfolded Sunday at Belk Theater in uptown with the 13th annual Blumey Awards from Blumenthal Arts. — Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026 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 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
  • Seattle’s defense is intact, and traveling across three time zones to play in that loud stadium will be a challenge for the Patriots.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • And when the city gets loud, Central Park's quieter southeast corner is 10 blocks north.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 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
  • Jay Carney and Judy Keen, in the pool for Time and USA Today, respectively, were making a noisy case to fly back on Air Force One too.
    — Sonya Ross For The Atlanta Journal-Contitution, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Look for the human touch – the mentions of noisy ice machines, broken elevators, or terrible service.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of noisy
Noun
  • Following her pageantry career, Landry began modeling and acting on television, appearing in a number of Doritos Super Bowl ads from 1998 to 2000.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The series translates the world of Asian male pageantry into a rags-to-riches competition format.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of pageantry
Adjective
  • There were offensive fireworks, comebacks galore, flashy debuts and plenty more on the first Sunday of the NFL season.
    — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Tesla’s flashy unveiling of its Cybercab robotaxi in 2024 left some glaring questions unanswered.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of flashy
Noun
  • But Churchill also hosts another annual wildlife spectacle, said Oliver Smith in the Financial Times – one that attracts fewer visitors but is equally worth seeing.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The celebrities are the spectacle of each new season, but the pros stay put year-after-year, building their own level of celebrity.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of spectacle
Adjective
  • In addition to his glitzy looks for celebrities and public figures of all realms, Mackie also tried his hand at retail in the ‘80s, launching lines of lingerie, fine jewelry and fragrances.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • His new movie Misty Green — which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last night — kicks off with a photo montage that pinballs between glitzy premieres and grungy street life, gorgeous Santa Monica sunsets and downtown tent cities.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of glitzy
Noun
  • A day earlier, and with much less fanfare, the Ada County Board of Commissioners greenlit the purchase of Eagle Fire Station 2, which was built in 1996 and sits near Floating Feather Road and Old Horseshoe Bend Road in Eagle.
    — Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The Nazi state leisure organization Kraft durch Freude (Strength through Joy) introduced the KdF-Wagen, as the first incarnation of the VW Beetle was called, with great fanfare in 1938.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 7 Sep. 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 16 Sep. 2026.

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