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Recent Examples of éclat
People reports that each panel of her dress was embroidered with 50,400 crystal eclats and 50,400 white beads.
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Krystin Arneson, Glamour, 6 July 2019
Each panel of Turner’s dress was embroidered with 50,400 crystal eclats and 50,400 white beads.
—Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, 5 July 2019
Krystin Arneson, Glamour, 6 July 2019
Each panel of Turner’s dress was embroidered with 50,400 crystal eclats and 50,400 white beads.
—Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, 5 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for éclat
Noun
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There are times when Neves goes about games with the quiet dominance of N’Golo Kante during his Chelsea pomp.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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For all the pomp, the meeting is largely a set piece.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Not as great of a kids’ parade as the one at Christmas with elves and Santa Claus and toys and snowmen.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Alonzo said the Oak Cliff parade is the only large-scale event in Dallas without one.—
Bella Monaco,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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This crisp, clever musical imagines the six wives of Henry VIII as stars of their own pop-music extravaganza.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Vanity Fair party was an extravaganza.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the days after the assassination, TPUSA’s board appointed Erika Kirk — the now-widow, previously known more for her pageant background than any political leadership role — to take over as CEO, a move described as consistent with her late husband’s wishes.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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The 75th Miss Universe pageant takes place in Puerto Rico in November.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The fruity floral launched to major fanfare and was discontinued in 2014, though bottles still circulate on resale sites for the devoted.—
Rebecca Norris,
InStyle,
13 Mar. 2026
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At the helm of all this fanfare is Oisin Rogers, an old-school landlord who has been working in London pubs for 30 years.—
Sarah Allard,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Davosians — heads of state, business leaders, technologists, philanthropists and billionaires — convene alongside spectacle.—
Victoria Bousis,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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What followed was a spectacle of failure and endangerment.—
Karen J. Leader,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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But beneath the pageantry, something unusual was unfolding.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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But the pageantry’s momentum now seemed to be driving, very fast, to the past.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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“éclat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9clat. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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