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Recent Examples of flamboyant Ultimately, history may also consign Sartini to a list flamboyant MLS failures, if only because not enough people are paying close attention. Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 But the hodgepodge of other performances, like Jared Leto’s truly ridiculous turn as a flamboyant fail-son, knocks the film’s tone off balance. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024 Gaming products have a reputation for being flamboyant. Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024 Everybody thought the flamboyant New York investor paid $10 million in cash for the huge compound and an adjacent parcel in 1985. Miami Herasld Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for flamboyant 
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  • The Dolphins filled one of two prominent openings on their coaching staff on Friday, hiring Robert Prince as receivers coach. Prince, whose hiring was initially reported by NFL Network and confirmed by a league source, replaces Wes Welker, who was not retained.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Elon Musk appears to go out of his way to antagonize prominent MAGA figures, but experts suggest this could be beneficial for the movement in the long term as the tech billionaire seeks to impact President Donald Trump's second term.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The blizzard gave them some issues, but the over 1,000 staff members are more than ready to welcome the loudest fans in the NFL, plus some Texans fans hoping to see an upset.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Cubs fans greeted Sosa with cheers and only a smattering of boos, which were drown out by the loud applause.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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  • The difference in how Andrew carries himself now is noticeable, Caroline said.
    Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
  • For a movie that looks so remarkably good – from the oppressive, classical set design to the astounding lighting work – Ash's (Rook this time around) uncanny comeback was a noticeable exception.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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  • If your exhaust fan is still noisy after cleaning, this could indicate loose screws or a problem with the motor.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
  • If there’s a slightly noisier spot (or spots) in the apartment, that is another indicator of gaps that might allow smells to seep in and could benefit from sealant, says Arianna Deane, an architect and A+A+A cofounder.
    Diana Budds, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025
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  • By allowing additional seconds or minutes to elapse between a user’s prompt and the program’s response, and by providing extra computational power at the program’s critical moment of inference, some AI developers have seen a dramatic jump in the accuracy of chatbot answers.
    Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The current era is a dramatic shift—almost like a changing of the guard.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 23 Jan. 2025
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  • Even more impressive, on top of his gaudy offensive stats, Eichel is also taking far more defensive-zone starts than most star forwards around the NHL, and is also Vegas’ top penalty-killing forward.
    Jesse Granger, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The film begins as Jesús (David Pareja), against the wishes of his wife, María (Estefanía de los Santos), buys a gaudy coffee table.
    Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Post dropped 20 points in a commanding win over the Bulls, outplaying the stretch-five prototype Nikola Vucevic on the other side.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
  • This cruiser sports a fierce design, more power, and a commanding presence.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025
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  • Archaeologists found the artwork in the floor of an extravagant mansion in Pompeii known as the House of the Faun in 1831.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Top 3 Can't Miss Known for its extravagant events featuring LGBTQ+ icons, Nemacolin is a resort to experience at least once.
    Jared Ranahan, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025

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