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Recent Examples of sumptuousness
Each of the Maisons is represented via artifacts that tell their unique stories of sumptuousness and cultural dialogue that helped shape diplomacy, identity, and popular culture.
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Nancy Olson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
In the sumptuousness of the bibliophile’s parlor, studying Black history occasioned reverent, joyous gatherings.
—Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026
Beading, feathers, and pony-hair textures bring sumptuousness to ballet flats, clutches, and ladylike handbags, while plush textures give cloud-like softness to pumps and and tote bags.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2025
Chavarria and Onofre’s women’s styles boasted materials like goat suede, python leather, and rabbit fur, supplementing their sumptuousness with contemporary 3D printing inspired, curiously, by the shape of toes.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Nancy Olson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
In the sumptuousness of the bibliophile’s parlor, studying Black history occasioned reverent, joyous gatherings.
—Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026
Beading, feathers, and pony-hair textures bring sumptuousness to ballet flats, clutches, and ladylike handbags, while plush textures give cloud-like softness to pumps and and tote bags.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2025
Chavarria and Onofre’s women’s styles boasted materials like goat suede, python leather, and rabbit fur, supplementing their sumptuousness with contemporary 3D printing inspired, curiously, by the shape of toes.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sumptuousness
Noun
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There is a distinction worth drawing between luxury and beauty, or more precisely between opulence and grace.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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They were joined by jetlagged Europeans who looked legitimately awestruck by the sheer opulence of an American football stadium.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
Noun
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Taking the latter to another level is the new Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 Monogram Series, the first two-seater from the marque’s division devoted to automotive lavishness.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
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There’s an understated lavishness; no celebrity interior designers have been let loose and rooms have a lustrous palette of pinks, yellows and blues.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Each piece spells out a message—happiness, beauty, and magnificence—in the ancient pictorial writing.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
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Championing not just human magnificence but human imperfection is a radical turn.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Warm lighting enhances natural materials, brings out the richness of colors, and helps rooms feel more comfortable from dawn to dusk.—
Natasha Bazika,
Martha Stewart,
14 June 2026
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Pour the bacon fat and drippings from the bottom of the pan in the skillet, as this lends lovely richness and extra flavor.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2026
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The exterior alone marries gravitas and grandeur, with a palette of Super Champagne Crystal, Arctic White, and black, all shimmering with an infusion of powdered glass.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
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When in doubt, look to the hair colors that have oozed opulence and grandeur throughout the ages.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
17 June 2026
Noun
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One person was killed and several others were hurt when a massive fire broke out at a luxury beach resort in the Dominican Republic on Friday, local officials said.—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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That’s partly attributable to a greater awareness of his business, Caring says, but more so a statement about the growth of luxury hospitality.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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But then, what is art if not an attempt to tidy up the real world’s teeming luxuriance?—
Sebastian Smee,
Washington Post,
5 Dec. 2023
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The comic luxuriance of Roman references should not blind us to the significance of these constant appeals to the Roman Republic and to classical virtue.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2022
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The mild-mannered DiLiegro has firm opinions about everything from meat-cutting to the resplendence of the Boston Red Sox.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Aug. 2022
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All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not, ipso facto, auriferous.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Oct. 2021
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“Sumptuousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sumptuousness. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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