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
The menu carries that same old-school, big-city boldness, with roasted lobster tails sumptuous with bone marrow, duck confit, cappelletti with braised beef, and hand-cut, dry-aged steaks sourced from Fred Linz in, yep, Chicago.
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Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 29 Dec. 2025
Similar to the rest of the villa, sumptuous frescos decorated the space, named for its remarkable motif of peacocks.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Dec. 2025
Buy bars and coarsely chop them for fun streaks of sumptuous chocolate flavor.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
Visually, Mitchell’s images are sumptuous, stylish, and seductive, channelling the old-school photographic glamour epitomized by Richard Avedon, one of Mitchell’s idols.
—Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2025
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Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 29 Dec. 2025
Similar to the rest of the villa, sumptuous frescos decorated the space, named for its remarkable motif of peacocks.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Dec. 2025
Buy bars and coarsely chop them for fun streaks of sumptuous chocolate flavor.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
Visually, Mitchell’s images are sumptuous, stylish, and seductive, channelling the old-school photographic glamour epitomized by Richard Avedon, one of Mitchell’s idols.
—Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sumptuous
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Cotton is the gold standard for a luxurious feel—each item in our edit is either pure cotton or a soft blend—and from there, the rest is pretty much down to style preference.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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Bright red polka dots and a ballet-slipper pink cat-eye base strike the perfect balance between playful and luxurious-looking.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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Playing on the name of Judd Apatow’s 2008 film Step Brothers, the pair unveiled the first installment of their series of the same name over a decade ago, sparking a cult-classic run that now spans four installments and multiple deluxe editions.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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In October, Gossett seized on Westward‘s momentum with a deluxe version featuring three additional tracks.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
31 Dec. 2025
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This luxuriant, almost decadent virtuosity can feel out of synch with a tale of miserable, penny-pinching extremes.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2025
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Plenty of intimate questions and long, luxuriant answers followed.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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More likely still to pass $1 million is an all-electric super SUV from a legacy manufacturer that can claim to be ultra-luxury, as powerful as a god, bespoke, and technologically groundbreaking, which is how Cadillac is trying to sell its new liftback sedan, the $360,000 Celestiq.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
13 Jan. 2026
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Google cofounder Larry Page has quietly—or loudly—joined the billionaire exodus from California, shifting businesses east and dropping about $173 million on two ultra-luxury waterfront mansions in Miami’s Coconut Grove in a move that looks strikingly similar to Jeff Bezos’ relocation playbook.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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The lavish lifestyle, previously kept in the dark, was now out in the open.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Several design vestiges remain from its heyday welcoming famous guests, lavish parties and cabaret shows including the iconic landmark neon sign at the top of the building.—
Sara Liss,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Sumptuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sumptuous. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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