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as in extravagant
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as in incredible
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as in exhibit
an elaborate, visually exciting show or event
the larger-than-life spectaculars that make Las Vegas attractive to people with little interest in gambling
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Recent Examples of spectacular
Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
Another not-so-mini reni is documented throughout the season: the addition of a spectacular dining room to the farmhouse that will fit her whole extended family for holidays.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Damon Wise, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
The company clearly hopes that its recent Paris Olympics telecast, which hinged on making the Games available for instant consumption while utilizing primetime in new ways that included ties to celebrity and pop culture, will serve as a model for future rounds of the global spectacular.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
The answer will depend on whether one’s love of spectacular effects — of which there are many — trumps other essential elements for great theatrical storytelling.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
Another not-so-mini reni is documented throughout the season: the addition of a spectacular dining room to the farmhouse that will fit her whole extended family for holidays.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
And for something completely different, from Hong Kong comes Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, a martial-arts spectacular that took Cannes by storm at its wild midnight screening.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
The company clearly hopes that its recent Paris Olympics telecast, which hinged on making the Games available for instant consumption while utilizing primetime in new ways that included ties to celebrity and pop culture, will serve as a model for future rounds of the global spectacular.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spectacular
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Here are the four most extravagant moments of Kravitz's Paris home that took our breath away.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2025
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Elopement plans are upended, however, when Min’s grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
18 Apr. 2025
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Weighing in at the combine at 267 pounds after playing at 285 during the season, Stewart showed off incredible explosion during his testing.—
Paul Dehner Jr.,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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American Express and Chase both have incredible travel rewards programs that offer a wide variety of redemptions and exceptional value.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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The addition to the west will not only include exhibit space, but a new restaurant and theater space whose views open to the south lawn.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2025
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Asawa’s own words posted throughout the exhibit reflect the simplicity of her genius.—
Robert Taylor,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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But few of the new buildings in it were as flamboyant as the one that appeared on the northeast corner of 7th Street and Grand Boulevard in 1894.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2025
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Housed in a 19th-century former barracks on Buda’s Bem József Square, the hotel’s neoclassical exterior belies the flamboyant, quintessentially Kimpton style within.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
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Australia is home to an extraordinary share of Earth’s biodiversity.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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One minor injury was reported in the extraordinary mishap.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2025
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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 day's festivities included a pageant commemorating the land runs of 1889 and 1893.—
Elizabeth Blair,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In the primary suite, the chatelaine’s dressing room is a fashionista’s dream with a showy display for her shoes, in which every pair is presented like jewelry on a backlit white onyx Goldshire background.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
20 Mar. 2025
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The main stairs lead up to a duplex designed as a rental, with a loggia over 49th Street and a showy centerpiece: a curving staircase with a chrome handrail designed by Sanders, who also designed tubular chrome furniture.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
20 Mar. 2025
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The guides do a phenomenal job of matching you up with the activities that meet your interests and fitness level.—
Liz Humphreys,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2025
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Jokic and Murray have been a phenomenal 1-2 punch the last two games.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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“Spectacular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectacular. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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