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In many cultures, dark reds are associated with pomp, circumstance, and displays of power.—Katy Kelleher, refinery29.com, 15 Oct. 2024 The scenes of pomp and fanfare were a constant throughout the day, which closed with Kim escorting Putin to his plane late in the evening ahead of his trip to Vietnam.—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 19 June 2024 Flight of the Rogue Officers There was little pomp to their departure from the base.—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024 What’s more unusual is for cooking of this rarefied sort to be happening in a thimble-sized, tin-ceilinged storefront on a residential street, with minimal pomp.—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for pomp
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Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French pompe, from Latin pompa procession, pomp, from Greek pompē act of sending, escort, procession, pomp, from pempein to send
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