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éclat

noun

Definition of éclatnext
as in pomp

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for éclat
  1. pomp
  2. parade
  3. mummery
  4. extravaganza
  5. pageant
  6. fanfare
  7. spectacle
  8. pageantry
Noun
  • Just being there is going to be a goosebump moment for the pomp, circumstance, and the speed.
    — Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • No pomp, no circumstance, no celebrity— this is the sticky ground floor of the nation’s country music scene.
    — Jacqueline Kehoe, Midwest Living, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of pomp
Noun
  • The exemption is designed to apply to cars used primarily in shows, parades, charitable functions and historical exhibitions.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The clip opens onto what looks to be the tribute parade in a stadium filled with purple and yellow smoke dispensed by drone-like airships.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of parade
Noun
  • Jeannette Jackson received the honor at the Mummers Museum during a community discussion about Philadelphia traditions and the future of mummery.
    — Eva Andersen, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • But what was once the norm can now seem a kind of ableist mummery, which this production attempts to sidestep by offering a Richard with no physical impairments at all.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 11 July 2022
Definition of mummery
Noun
  • Los Angeles city officials and some community and union activists have expressed concern about whether the sports extravaganza will help working-class people and small businesses.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • After seeing Gaynor’s Vegas extravaganza, Burnett recruited Mackie to design the costumes for The Carol Burnett Show.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of extravaganza
Noun
  • Because JonBenét had won several child beauty pageants, images of her in makeup and garish costumes created a spectacle around the case (which is still unsolved), and around the Ramseys.
    — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The competition is separate from the Miss America pageant, which traces its history to a 1921 event in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of pageant
Noun
  • There’s been no fanfare or packaging changes highlighting the natural ingredients.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Not long after Belichick's arrival, and with much less fanfare, the UNC university system temporarily suspended trustees' authority over athletics.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of fanfare
Noun
  • Continue reading … RIGGED REPUBLIC — Russia’s election spectacle reaches occupied Ukraine as Putin looks on.
    — , FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In new work focused on Los Angeles, the artist explores the intersection between media, spectacle, architecture and the body ahead of the city hosting the 2028 Olympic Games.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of spectacle
Noun
  • Trump on Wednesday was looking to match the pageantry he was met with in China earlier this year.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • But below the surface-level pageantry at the White House, little is likely to be resolved as the world’s two biggest economies continue to spar over trade, Taiwan, AI and more.
    — Janis Mackey Frayer, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of pageantry
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“éclat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9clat. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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