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Recent Examples of pageantry
His passion for the history and pageantry has already earned him roles in the gunfight shows, first as silent characters—a bartender, a gunshot victim—and then as Billy the Kid at the Oriental Saloon Theater.
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Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
As the next monarch, William holds the key to the pomp and pageantry Trump admires.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
The Daily Telegraph reported that Starmer will present Trump with an invitation from King Charles III for a state visit replete with royal pomp and pageantry.
—Sylvie Corbet, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Despite those the unruly lines, the paintings evoke the discipline and majesty of the horse, the intensity of dressage, and equine parades and pageantry.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
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Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
As the next monarch, William holds the key to the pomp and pageantry Trump admires.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
The Daily Telegraph reported that Starmer will present Trump with an invitation from King Charles III for a state visit replete with royal pomp and pageantry.
—Sylvie Corbet, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Despite those the unruly lines, the paintings evoke the discipline and majesty of the horse, the intensity of dressage, and equine parades and pageantry.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pageantry
Noun
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Then, with much pomp and celebration, the sheet is ripped away and the car revealed for the world to see.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Thomas Jefferson converted the State of the Union speech into a written message, regarding the pomp of the speech as too monarchical (sadly, the speech was revived by Woodrow Wilson for exactly that reason).—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Buckle up for this globe-trotting, CGI-heavy adventure that combines apocalyptic spectacle and family drama in the least pretentious way possible.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The red carpet, staged across from the theater’s towering marquee, had its own spectacle.—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But ADs come and go at UNM with little fanfare, and the football team has two winning seasons in the last 17.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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When the Biden administration changed Title IX enforcement to allow men to compete with women, NFHS announced that change to great fanfare and provided its members with explicit instructions on complying with the policy.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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As with Yamamoto-san’s suit, my comfort and pleasure would be the biggest factors here; there would be no room for ostentation.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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The mansion, often considered a monument to Roaring ‘20s ostentation, stretches from the Intracoastal to the Atlantic Ocean.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2025
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As men’s fashion has become more democratic on the red carpet, there are still clients of White’s who prefer a traditional approach to all the glitz and glamour.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
WWD,
21 Mar. 2025
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And if that weren’t enough glitz, the cast will now include a two-time Oscar winner.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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After all, a central function of their work is to produce scenery, as set designers for rap’s theatre of flamboyance.—
Sheldon Pearce,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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Yet even as the twists kept coming, the thriller outline was wrapped in the deadpan camp of desperate-housewives flamboyance.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Black heroes of the 555th did participate with their White brothers-in-arms for the 1946 victory parade in New York City even before the Army and the rest of the military was desegregated.—
Sabrina Clay,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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Not to rain on anyone’s hair care parade, but even the best conditioners for thinning hair won’t spur magical regrowth where there wasn’t any before.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
4 Apr. 2025
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These days the Strip hosts Cirque du Soleil spectacles and comedians, razzmatazz magicians and pop residencies.—
Mikayla Whitmore,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Adding to the festive razzmatazz—and unquestionably broadening the appeal of the games—Beyoncé, arguably Houston's most-famous daughter, has been drafted in as the half-time performer during the Ravens-Texans matchup.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Pageantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pageantry. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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