as in luxurious
showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort
the cruise ship claims to offer sumptuous furnishings, exquisitely prepared cuisine, and stellar entertainment
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Recent Examples of sumptuous
Its four decks are decorated in sumptuous textiles, glistening marble, and deep colors accented with pops of gold—not to mention many replicas of Klimt’s work.
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Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
Around the corner from Henry and Miller’s conclave is a sumptuous new commission by Bethany Joy Collins.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
Draped across a sumptuous velvet chaise longue within the art deco splendour of Eltham Palace, Susie Cave is moonlighting as a fabulous Biba-bobbed lady of the manor.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2026
Pair it with an upholstered chair in a sumptuous fabric for a play on texture that keeps the design from leaning too industrial.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
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Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
Around the corner from Henry and Miller’s conclave is a sumptuous new commission by Bethany Joy Collins.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
Draped across a sumptuous velvet chaise longue within the art deco splendour of Eltham Palace, Susie Cave is moonlighting as a fabulous Biba-bobbed lady of the manor.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2026
Pair it with an upholstered chair in a sumptuous fabric for a play on texture that keeps the design from leaning too industrial.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sumptuous
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Dry Goods and its sibling stores, Wild Life and Workshop, had music from former first lady of France Carla Bruni playing over the stereo and were heavy on Belgian and Japanese lines that were equal parts luxurious (silk) and frumpy (boxy).—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
28 Apr. 2026
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The luxurious-feeling moisturizer contains a ferment concentrate to fade sun spots or dark spots, and to combat wrinkles for a more resilient finish.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
27 Apr. 2026
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The business’s core package goes for $729 and includes the rental of one camcorder for a week and a three- to five-minute edited video from the Wedding Weekender team; a deluxe package bumps the deal up to two camcorders and a five- to seven-minute video and costs $989.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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Accessibility Accessible city king, city double, and deluxe city king rooms are available.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Apr. 2026
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But now all that luxuriant coat is starting to come off.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2026
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The luxuriant texture combined with the umami depth-charge can stun a table into silence.—
Henri Hollis,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Silver Ray offers an upbeat, energetic vibe rarely felt on ultra-luxury ships.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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The latter may reestablish Cadillac as a performance brand, while the former — a handmade bespoke offering that starts at $400,000 — brings ultra-luxury levels back to the iconic company.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Bezos is no stranger to seeing protesters come between himself and a lavish celebration.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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“Sumptuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sumptuous. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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