tawdriness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tawdriness
Noun
  • Eli doesn’t flinch at their graphic vulgarity but smiles warmly and appreciatively, as only John Goodman can smile.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 5 May 2025
  • His video streams are peppered with expletives, vulgarities and other language that many have disavowed in the name of political correctness.
    Jack Crosbie, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Nüwa Manila at City of Dreams For a blend of privacy, opulence and wellness, Five-Star Nüwa Manila at City of Dream’s Presidential Villa delivers a comprehensive and personal experience.
    Ching Dee, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
  • Olivier Rousteing has always brought opulence and a whole lot of Black excellence to the fashion world.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 3 May 2025
Noun
  • But the combination of Brodeur’s magnificence, his durability and the Dead Puck Era added up to the record being shattered.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The first four show the magnificence of the views across the lagoon.
    Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Scrap the extravagance and train every institutional brain cell on defending a sound currency.
    Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
  • Her ability to balance extravagance with authenticity has captivated global audiences and fueled her exponential growth, garnering over a million followers every 10 days.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • But the Elysian Bar did them one better, augmenting the oysters’ natural luxuriance with thin slices of kumquat and a measured gush of chile-spiked citrus.
    Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 22 Dec. 2020
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“Tawdriness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tawdriness. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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