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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Recent Examples of razzle-dazzle
Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Exhibition Hub’s 90 or so shows, which have been seen by 10 million people worldwide, balance razzle-dazzle and high-tech video projections alongside interactive replicas, photo opps, and historical text.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
The Bay Area could soon be getting a new razzle-dazzle Benihana restaurant.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
This shouldn’t discourage you from using Slides, however, since the graphic razzle-dazzle in the rival apps serves mostly to distract from the actual content.
—PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Glean does this by anchoring in outcomes with no razzle-dazzle or hype, much like their CEO.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Exhibition Hub’s 90 or so shows, which have been seen by 10 million people worldwide, balance razzle-dazzle and high-tech video projections alongside interactive replicas, photo opps, and historical text.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
The Bay Area could soon be getting a new razzle-dazzle Benihana restaurant.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
This shouldn’t discourage you from using Slides, however, since the graphic razzle-dazzle in the rival apps serves mostly to distract from the actual content.
—PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for razzle-dazzle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for razzle-dazzle
Adjective
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Immediately, a loud chorus of boos can be heard from the crowd, demonstrating the attendees' displeasure with the news.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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That’s why Central Florida residents should speak up, now and loud.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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If co-workers are noisy, ask for sound-cancelling headphones or a seating change.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
28 June 2025
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In a lively first-half played in front of a noisy crowd of 54,619, Chelsea were denied a penalty when Enzo Fernandez went down in the box after turning past Gerson, while at the other end Levi Colwill headed the ball off the line from a free kick.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
Noun
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That’s certainly the case in New Orleans, which attracts people from all over not just for the music, the history, architecture, and pageantry, but also for its distinct flavors.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
20 June 2025
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The trio all have horses entered to run at Ascot, where each of the five days of high-class racing is preceded by pomp and pageantry.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Transparent — these see-through beauts with wrap-up ankle straps are in a league of their own, saying a lot without ever appearing too flashy.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
15 Mar. 2025
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Amid the classic, flashy film and television premieres this week at SXSW, the festival also offered a forum for burgeoning creators to showcase their work in the Independent TV Pilot Program.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Star Spangled Symphony in the Rockies Colorado Springs is famed for its annual Fourth of July spectacle with the city's Star Spangled Symphony.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The sequel promises to deliver bigger spectacle and higher stakes.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Atrium Health and Wexford Science & Technology partnered to build the project, which opened in early June to much fanfare.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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But its chef and founder Aitor Zabala — who apprenticed under José Andrés in his native Barcelona — had faith in his tasting-menu concept, and in November 2024 Somni returned to even greater fanfare and acclaim.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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But Oklahoma City engulfs basketball’s gaudiest attacks not in spite of its hacking but because of it.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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On Saturday, on the streets of Washington, Donald Trump will throw himself a costly and ostentatious military parade, a gaudy display of waste and vainglory staged solely to inflate the president’s dirigible-sized ego.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
Noun
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This exceptional career conversion rate is all the more impressive given that Messi wasn’t especially prolific from free kicks in his early years after breaking into the Barcelona first team in 2004-05, with Ronaldinho, then in his swaggering pomp, understandably the team’s primary taker.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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The service on June 16 came two days after the magnificent celebration of pomp and pageantry at Trooping the Colour, which saw the royal family unite in their military splendor and finery.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
16 June 2025
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“Razzle-dazzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/razzle-dazzle. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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