as in fanfare
noisy and exciting activity meant to attract attention
show-business razzmatazz
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Recent Examples of razzmatazz
Boca foodie fans of Il Mulino also wanted some of that Broadway razzmatazz.
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Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
The follies’ ensemble dance scenes with the whole cast intermittently provides the show with period fun and plenty of costuming razzmatazz.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 30 May 2024
The whole matter unraveled soon after the Bears concluded their hourlong dog-and-pony show filled with more razzmatazz than a Blue Man Group performance.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2024
Some seventy per cent of the company’s business was partnering with real-estate developers, equipping units with its electromechanical razzmatazz.
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
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Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
The follies’ ensemble dance scenes with the whole cast intermittently provides the show with period fun and plenty of costuming razzmatazz.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 30 May 2024
The whole matter unraveled soon after the Bears concluded their hourlong dog-and-pony show filled with more razzmatazz than a Blue Man Group performance.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2024
Some seventy per cent of the company’s business was partnering with real-estate developers, equipping units with its electromechanical razzmatazz.
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for razzmatazz
Noun
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Yet today’s fanfare isn’t because of a sudden switch-up in Americans’ tastes.—
Valerie Trapp,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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Harris doesn’t come with much fanfare after spending the majority of his career at Idaho and then playing his senior year for a mediocre Cal program, but he’s got four years of very solid FBS production under his belt.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The scenes on this planet emphasize pomp and pageantry as well as the finer points of diplomacy.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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But no amount of pomp and hype can make something true.—
WIRED Staff,
WIRED,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The silverware would give them something to show off during next Monday’s parade.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The fair will also be where next year’s parade will be held.—
Cheyanne M. Daniels,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Florida resident reportedly traveled to Washington, D.C., with Trump on Air Force One to assist with the decorations.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The second-biggest exporter of Christmas decorations to the US is Cambodia, where factory wages are even lower than China, but Trump also imposed 49% tariffs on the small Southeast Asian nation, before the recent 90-day pause.—
Marc Stewart,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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One of Hudson's competitors will be trans model Isabelle St. Cyr. St. Cyr will be the first openly trans contestant in the pageant's history after previously winning the local Miss Monson USA pageant in the Maine town of Monson.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The film will delve into the human side of incarceration, following women with complex pasts who discover resilience, hope and camaraderie through an unlikely source, a prison beauty pageant.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
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As impressive as the circus tricks are, the pageantry adds a whole other level.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2025
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The launch party is giving Bronner Brothers realness—edge control, elegance, and a hint of old-school ATL pageantry.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
7 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Razzmatazz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/razzmatazz. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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