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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
  • After 10 loud snores and two that were nearly inaudible, all movement ceased.
    — MICHAEL GRACZYK, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Public transit operators in cities including Beijing, Kraków and Toronto have banned playing loud audio without headphones, though enforcement varies.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 23 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
  • The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery (7 miles north of San Simeon) remains full of massive, delightfully noisy beasts.
    — David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The passionate fans, especially the loyalists in his native Michigan, were getting too restless and noisy.
    — Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of noisy
Noun
  • Trump on Wednesday was looking to match the pageantry he was met with in China earlier this year.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • But below the surface-level pageantry at the White House, little is likely to be resolved as the world’s two biggest economies continue to spar over trade, Taiwan, AI and more.
    — Janis Mackey Frayer, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of pageantry
Adjective
  • Inspired by Parton’s iconic flashy feminine style, Musgraves wore a formfitting hot-pink sparkly dress with feather trimming, silver hoop earrings, and purple eye shadow.
    — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Philo hasn’t been as flashy as Chambliss during the Gators’ fast start, but has been efficient and unflappable at the controls of an attack setting a torrid pace while averaging 54 points.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of flashy
Noun
  • At best, these robot spectacles are funny or wildly optimistic about technology.
    — Shane O’Neill, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The meeting had the potential to become a global spectacle, featuring two powerful and glamorous women from the world's two biggest economies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of spectacle
Adjective
  • His investigation recovered deadstock fabrics, here juxtaposed, assembled and elevated to match his signature glitzy aesthetics hinged on crystals, sequins and embroideries.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced Munich as the selection at a glitzy event hosted by the German Olympic Sports Confederation on Saturday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of glitzy
Noun
  • There’s been no fanfare or packaging changes highlighting the natural ingredients.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Not long after Belichick's arrival, and with much less fanfare, the UNC university system temporarily suspended trustees' authority over athletics.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 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 30 Sep. 2026.

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