as in luxuriously
in a luxurious manner
a history book sumptuously illustrated with maps, drawings, and photographs
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Recent Examples of sumptuously
Your composition captures flowers, chamoy and other candies and fruit sumptuously arranged in and around a ceramic jar from LACMA’s permanent collection.
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Stephanie Shih
june 17,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
The kind of experience these companies curate manages to be sumptuously luxe and transformatively meaningful—and offers plenty of swashbuckling tales to tell.
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Adam Erace,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
Some semblance of discipline will have found its way into your system by way of the early morning wakeup calls, sumptuously clean eating, and happy exercise.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
The high street has taken note with Zara and Reformation's glossy white lace-ups, while contemporary labels—from Jamie Haller’s sumptuously soft styles to glove-like pairs by Andrea Gomez and Nothing Written, and even a mesh iteration from Dear Frances—offer equally compelling options.
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Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2026
The terry cloth—for those who fear its potential micro-scratch—is sumptuously soft and, perhaps most importantly, maintains its texture wash after wash.
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Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
2 Feb. 2026
They are sumptuously and seriously displayed.
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Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
31 Dec. 2025
Around this time, Gaudí was overseeing the building of the Casa Milà, a sumptuously curvaceous apartment building in Barcelona.
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D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Lobster is the most popular entrée and it is sumptuously served once a week – such as broiled, in risotto, or Thermidor, and all menus repeat after 28 days.
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Debbi Kickham,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Stephanie Shih
june 17,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
The kind of experience these companies curate manages to be sumptuously luxe and transformatively meaningful—and offers plenty of swashbuckling tales to tell.
—
Adam Erace,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
Some semblance of discipline will have found its way into your system by way of the early morning wakeup calls, sumptuously clean eating, and happy exercise.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
The high street has taken note with Zara and Reformation's glossy white lace-ups, while contemporary labels—from Jamie Haller’s sumptuously soft styles to glove-like pairs by Andrea Gomez and Nothing Written, and even a mesh iteration from Dear Frances—offer equally compelling options.
—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2026
The terry cloth—for those who fear its potential micro-scratch—is sumptuously soft and, perhaps most importantly, maintains its texture wash after wash.
—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
2 Feb. 2026
They are sumptuously and seriously displayed.
—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
31 Dec. 2025
Around this time, Gaudí was overseeing the building of the Casa Milà, a sumptuously curvaceous apartment building in Barcelona.
—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Lobster is the most popular entrée and it is sumptuously served once a week – such as broiled, in risotto, or Thermidor, and all menus repeat after 28 days.
—
Debbi Kickham,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sumptuously
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The palate is smooth and approachable, with sweet grain and buttery biscuit notes leading into a luxuriously soft, elegant finish.
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Its luxuriously soft drop-waist style and stretchy strapless top leave room for endless wear, whether as a maxi dress or folded down to be a maxi skirt.
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Rather than giving the Tony to shows that will stay, Broadway seems to support pieces that can sell tickets expensively and quickly.
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But the latter can also make life expensively miserable for the former.
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As businesses in Hollywood and other sectors face more consolidation and competition, executives are getting richly compensated more for their role in leading companies through challenging times.
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The result is 260 pages of richly-detailed, expressive drawings, mostly in regimented 12-panel grids that mirror the grinding rhythms of daily life in rural, 19th century America.
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As extravagantly decorated as the guest rooms, Azure’s blue and white interiors would be a great date-night choice—a combo of watching the sun sink below the horizon, excellent cuisine and fabulous wines (try something from the owners’ South African estate, Bouchard Finlayson).
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In July 2024, Rinderknecht demanded the chatbot generate an image that showed wealthy elites dining extravagantly on one side of a wall while the world burned beyond the barricade.
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On board, the common areas were opulently decorated with monumental staircases and picture windows overlooking a half-mile-long beach.
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Jackie Jackson is opulently dressed for a football game, diamonds blazing on both hands, chandelier earrings, and black high heels under her trousers.
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Brady Christensen, who can play all five offensive line spots, looms large on the free-agent market.
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With the back-to-back deaths of the district's representative, who were both in their 70s, age loomed large over the race, especially as younger Democrats push for a new generation of candidates.
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Sulwhasoo's Gentle Cleansing Foam creates a rich lather that removes dirt, oil, and makeup without stripping skin, while ingredients like ginseng, orange peel, chestnut shell, and yam root leave your complexion soft, balanced, and comfortably hydrated.
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The cooling stations are large 20 foot by 25 foot container boxes hooked up to a generator that can comfortably fit about 20 people, Spearo said.
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The 10 runs topped the team’s previous high for an inning this season of nine in the fourth inning on May 22 in San Francisco.
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Here’s more on the true crime genre, and a list of high-ranking true crime podcasts for June 2026.
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“Sumptuously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sumptuously. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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