as in loud
excessively showy
the razzle-dazzle floor show is simply further evidence that Las Vegas doesn't go in for understatement
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Recent Examples of razzle-dazzle
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
Sure, there's a lot of razzle-dazzle, but these are real young adults hoping to build generational wealth for their families.
—Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
For all its production razzle-dazzle and hits-packed setlist, the Out of This World Tour is as much about reaffirming what Elliott represents as a groundbreaking rapper-producer, a Songwriters Hall of Famer and hip-hop’s first-ever female Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2024
Yet those factors both feel secondary to the old-fashioned razzle-dazzle Roan dispenses onstage: the eye rolls, the kiss-blowing, the finger guns, the hair-whipping.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Or is that pure stagecraft and showbiz razzle-dazzle?
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
Sure, there's a lot of razzle-dazzle, but these are real young adults hoping to build generational wealth for their families.
—Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
For all its production razzle-dazzle and hits-packed setlist, the Out of This World Tour is as much about reaffirming what Elliott represents as a groundbreaking rapper-producer, a Songwriters Hall of Famer and hip-hop’s first-ever female Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2024
Yet those factors both feel secondary to the old-fashioned razzle-dazzle Roan dispenses onstage: the eye rolls, the kiss-blowing, the finger guns, the hair-whipping.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for razzle-dazzle
Adjective
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The keyboard's scissor-switch mechanisms are nearly soundless affairs and a welcome contrast to the loud clacking of a mechanical keyboard.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Throughout the building there are also devices that measure audio levels and can even pinpoint which individual fans are the loudest.Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Instead of visiting the range on a noisy, busy Saturday, go after work or to a private range.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
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All started with the noisy image on the left above, so all are improvements on the original.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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The route of embalming, viewing, coffin, and burial, at this stage in history, can seem a bit too Egyptian pharaoh—comically false, a parade of pageantry and expense that only goes so far to mitigate the pain of loss.Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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The other would become the crown jewel of the parade’s unabashedly hokey pageantry: its collection of majestic balloons, beginning with a two-story Felix the Cat in 1927.Michael Callahan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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While its interior design is less flashy than rivals from Ferrari and Lamborghini, the aesthetic is pleasing, and outward visibility is excellent.Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 6 Jan. 2023
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If McCarthy falls shorts, that hands leverage to people are every bit as extreme as Greene, though slightly less flashy about it—Andy Biggs, Paul Gosar, and Matt Gaetz.Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 3 Jan. 2023
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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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Coldplay’s Australian tour has been met with major fanfare, partly due to the band’s first performances in the country since 2016.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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The hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of his birth, on October 20th, passed with little fanfare.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The gaudy designs of fan-favorite heroes were toned down, their costumes shaded in muted tones.Jack King, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
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Textures don’t have to be too gaudy but should add an interesting aspect to your look.Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024
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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
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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
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“Razzle-dazzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/razzle-dazzle. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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