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
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The museum was housed on a plain business campus with none of the ostentation and branding excess of American tech campuses.
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Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Its clean layout of objective information contrasted with the ostentation and flash of colorful, biased food advertising.
—TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
The main difference between the old and the new is a shift away from ostentation and toward a discreetly refined simplicity.
—Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2024
Next comes must-have mob wife ostentation in the form of diamonds, pearls, and other gems placed atop the polish for maximum glam.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 26 Jan. 2024
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Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Its clean layout of objective information contrasted with the ostentation and flash of colorful, biased food advertising.
—TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
The main difference between the old and the new is a shift away from ostentation and toward a discreetly refined simplicity.
—Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2024
Next comes must-have mob wife ostentation in the form of diamonds, pearls, and other gems placed atop the polish for maximum glam.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 26 Jan. 2024
See all Example Sentences for ostentation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostentation
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The neo-Georgian mansions of Bel Air or the old-school pomp and glamor of Hollywood Regency?Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Underneath its papal pomp and regal bearing, this thing is pulp through and through.Nate Jones, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2024
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This level of ornamentation is typical of Art Deco architecture.Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2024
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Coffins, which were first invented as simple stone structures decorated in feathers and shells during the Stone Age, have become increasingly elaborate with custom ornamentation, lid carvings, and moldings over time.Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
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Spanning three consecutive nights from November 1 to November 3, the concerts drew music lovers and Swifties to witness a spectacle in the heart of downtown Indianapolis.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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The finale was a significant step up from the end of WandaVision, for that matter, sticking with character work over spectacle.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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Todd Phillips, a one-time purveyor of boys-will-be-boys frat comedies, can’t seem to embrace the flamboyance of the genre.Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
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The performance opened dramatically as Trevi and Becerra stormed the stage exuding confidence and charisma, reminiscent of ABBA’s disco-era flamboyance but with a modern twist.Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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While another golden retriever, Banks, went viral when his owner shared a fairly long list of the things that frighten him, including tarps, frogs, boxes, Halloween decorations and even feather dusters.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The carousel then featured shots of Khai with some friends, as well as Halloween decorations, pumpkin decorating, Hadid’s skeleton costume and a snap of Khai trick or treating.Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Natalia Bryant fully brought the glitz and glam to Halloween 2024.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Ramping up the glitz and glamour from last year’s launch shindig, The Hollywood Reporter Japan turned on the style once more for its Trailblazer Award Gala Party, held Wednesday night at The Peninsula Hotel in Tokyo’s Ginza district.Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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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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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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Sitting above the huge Marquis of Pombal Square at the top of swank and leafy Liberdade Avenue, and overlooking the stately 64-acre Eduardo VII Park as well, the Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon is an icon as the city’s first prominent Modernist structure.John Oseid, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Ostentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostentation. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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