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
Yet some began to blanch at this cruel ostentation.
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Tim Gallagher, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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Tim Gallagher, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostentation
Noun
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Sunday was Trump's first full day back in Washington since his Election Day victory and gave him a chance to energize core supporters before the official pomp of Inauguration Day.—
WILL WEISSERT,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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The funeral, part of a week of events mourning the ex-president ahead of his burial in tiny Plains, Georgia, was packed with pageantry, intrigue, pomp and ceremony, in notable juxtaposition with Carter’s homespun life.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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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The film doesn’t paint him as a cautionary tale, treat him like a metaphor, or revel in the spectacle of his struggles.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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Men on couches everywhere appreciate that their body type is represented on the screen, and the women beside them swoon at the spectacle of men voluntarily sweeping and communicating.—
Daniel Foster,
National Review,
23 Jan. 2025
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Ernest Hemingway’s suicide lacked the flamboyance of Mishima’s, but the American writer was also obsessively engaged in displays of masculinity.—
Ian Buruma,
The New Yorker,
6 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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All of her vintage wedding decorations are currently being stored in her garage.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Family Uses Blackberries For Snowman’s Eyes, Goes As Expected By Daniella Gray Family and Parenting Reporter 0 A family from Georgia learned their lesson this week after their choice of snowman decorations backfired.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Among the people calling for a pause to the glitz and glam?—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Throughout the show's eight episodes, which hit the streamer on Jan. 22, viewers get an intimate look at the glitz, the glam — and the oftentimes drama-filled — hustle displayed by the business-minded cast of fashion entrepreneurs, realtors and event producers.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
22 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 30 Jan. 2025.
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