as in fanfare
noisy and exciting activity meant to attract attention
show-business razzmatazz
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Recent Examples of razzmatazz
The whole matter unraveled soon after the Bears concluded their hourlong dog-and-pony show filled with more razzmatazz than a Blue Man Group performance.
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David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2024
Some seventy per cent of the company’s business was partnering with real-estate developers, equipping units with its electromechanical razzmatazz.
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
There was enough razzmatazz to satiate this reporter’s inner child.
—M.t. Richards, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2023
High-energy, the sequence features a combination of showtime razzmatazz – the tiny toon students, which once more include Babs and Buster, dancing down a staircase in top hats – and inormal university activities such as football.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 June 2023
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David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2024
Some seventy per cent of the company’s business was partnering with real-estate developers, equipping units with its electromechanical razzmatazz.
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
There was enough razzmatazz to satiate this reporter’s inner child.
—M.t. Richards, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2023
High-energy, the sequence features a combination of showtime razzmatazz – the tiny toon students, which once more include Babs and Buster, dancing down a staircase in top hats – and inormal university activities such as football.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for razzmatazz
Noun
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Both of these nomination hearings are also expected to pass with little fanfare this week.Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. said on Friday that their forthcoming sports streaming service — which was announced to great fanfare last year before being buffeted by legal challenges — would be discontinued.Kevin Draper, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Dune has the Two Towers issue of being the middle installment in a trilogy, and Gladiator, underneath its CGI pomp, is still a Ridley Scott film — and Sir Ridley hasn’t produced a major Oscar player in nearly a decade.Nate Jones, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024
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Then, Samantha Leach will tell us how the television show Real Housewives of Salt Lake City is leading more than a few members of the Mormon church to choose pomp over piety.airmail.news, airmail.news, 17 Aug. 2024
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In a rare show of force, Fatah held a military parade in Ramallah last week to celebrate its founding, its fighters firing into the air.Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2025
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Seizing on the parade of scandal and turmoil, at least eight challengers are vying to make Mr. Adams a one-term mayor.William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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To minimise disruption to day-to-day operations, most of the decorations are installed between 11pm and 7am when the park is closed to guests.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Seasonal cookbooks can be stored with decorations for that holiday Donate extra water bottles Reusable water bottles are great.Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
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Moody bested more than 30 other hometown girls in a pageant that judged them on interviews, public speaking, swimsuits and beauty.Dan Sullivan, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
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She was crowned Miss Oklahoma six years later and subsequently represented the state in the 1958 Miss America pageant, finishing third, per Edmond Live & Leisure.Jack Irvin, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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But the 17 days of competition and pageantry cost far more than planned and created yet more debt as a result of big-ticket infrastructure projects designed to showcase Athens as the Games’ host.Alan Cowell, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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While the Indiana Fever literally rolled out the red carpet to introduce Caitlin Clark, the Sky skipped the pageantry and instead offered up an event that had all the charisma of a suburban town hall meeting.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Razzmatazz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/razzmatazz. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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