as in pomp
excessive or unnecessary display
the sheer ostentation of the rock star's mansion was overwhelming
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Recent Examples of ostentation
As the country continues to grapple with high youth unemployment and troubles in its real estate market, some Chinese shoppers are turning away from ostentation amid the economic uncertainty.
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Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 16 July 2024
Though it may be overstated, ostentation is part of what makes the genre a culturally distinct global phenomenon.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 24 May 2024
While Hand of God shimmered with the director’s memories of his youth, the deeply personal nature and intimacy of that film are drowned here by ostentation.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
Philippe Starck, Louis Ghost Chair, 2002 Modern design in Europe and the United States was largely a reaction to the ostentation that came before it, particularly among royalty and other privileged households.
—Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
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Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 16 July 2024
Though it may be overstated, ostentation is part of what makes the genre a culturally distinct global phenomenon.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 24 May 2024
While Hand of God shimmered with the director’s memories of his youth, the deeply personal nature and intimacy of that film are drowned here by ostentation.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
Philippe Starck, Louis Ghost Chair, 2002 Modern design in Europe and the United States was largely a reaction to the ostentation that came before it, particularly among royalty and other privileged households.
—Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostentation
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Dune has the Two Towers issue of being the middle installment in a trilogy, and Gladiator, underneath its CGI pomp, is still a Ridley Scott film — and Sir Ridley hasn’t produced a major Oscar player in nearly a decade.Nate Jones, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024
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Then, Samantha Leach will tell us how the television show Real Housewives of Salt Lake City is leading more than a few members of the Mormon church to choose pomp over piety.airmail.news, airmail.news, 17 Aug. 2024
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Of course, there is improv in the movie, just naturally little ornamentation and stuff.Mike Miller, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Suggestions range from temperature regulation to come-hither ornamentation for attracting mates, to tools of self-defense.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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Photograph: Anton Petrus/Getty Images Hot on the tail of the Quadrantids meteor shower, another spectacle in the sky is about to arrive: comet Atlas C/2024 G3, which will reach perihelion—the point of its orbit closest to the sun—on January 13.Marta Musso, WIRED, 11 Jan. 2025
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After all, a movie-like spectacle such as The Mandalorian was probably a better way to get folks excited to sign up for Disney+ in 2019 than, say, a spinoff of The Good Doctor.Josef Adalian, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
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On stage at British television’s biggest annual gathering in 2023, Paramount UK content chief Ben Frow recounted the story of his resignation with signature flamboyance.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025
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As originally voiced by Jeremy Irons, Scar had a sinewy, slithery flamboyance that turned him into an unlikely gay icon.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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To minimise disruption to day-to-day operations, most of the decorations are installed between 11pm and 7am when the park is closed to guests.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Seasonal cookbooks can be stored with decorations for that holiday Donate extra water bottles Reusable water bottles are great.Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
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Yet famous faces aside, Aspen’s lure lies way beyond its glitz and glamor.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Great Gatsby Bringing glitz and glamor to New York City in a whole new way is The Great Gatsby, which opened at Broadway Theatre in April 2024.Emma Kershaw, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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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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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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The 2024 Spectre only got a two-day test drive in Long Beach, CA, earlier this week, but that was enough to experience a warm bath of utter swank, style and power of the electric supercar.Josh Max, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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To tap into their spot’s downtown ethos, the trio tapped industry titan Billy Cotton to design an interior swank enough to match the food at Bridges.Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Ostentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostentation. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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