as in pomp
excessive or unnecessary display
service that is the essence of swank: the waiters pull out your chair for you and even place your napkin on your lap
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or swanky
as in ornate
excessively showy
drove up in a red sports car, the swank interior of which was decorated in silver and black
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Recent Examples of swank
Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 30 July 2024
The scarves were a way to bring softness to something masculine like a suit jacket, but the swank of the fabric in its length and elaborate draping pushed the feeling beyond refinement into something sublime, imperious, and cool.
—Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Mar. 2023
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Harlequin is in the swank mode of her Tony Bennett albums Cheek to Cheek and Love for Sale, as well as her Jazz & Piano residency in Vegas.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
The season of sunbathing in swim trunks, surfing in board shorts, and swanking about your style in slides—because no one wants to deal with the fuss of lacing up heft shoes and boots or the hassle of smelly socks.
—Bernd Fischer, menshealth.com, 10 May 2023
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Noun
The bright blend of decor is just the right amount of kitsch, fun, and whimsy for a new 14-room townhouse in swank and swish Chelsea.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 30 July 2024
The scarves were a way to bring softness to something masculine like a suit jacket, but the swank of the fabric in its length and elaborate draping pushed the feeling beyond refinement into something sublime, imperious, and cool.
—Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Mar. 2023
Adjective
Many of the buildings look like skeletons, but the shops and markets stay open, by day people walk the streets, and the swank patrons of a dance club party into the night…
As a filmmaker, the British director Steve McQueen might be one of the last old-school classicists.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Harlequin is in the swank mode of her Tony Bennett albums Cheek to Cheek and Love for Sale, as well as her Jazz & Piano residency in Vegas.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
Verb
This Bible swanks a custom embossing of the inauguration date, and like other Bibles in the collection, it is written in the King James translation and includes historic American documents, like the text of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
The season of sunbathing in swim trunks, surfing in board shorts, and swanking about your style in slides—because no one wants to deal with the fuss of lacing up heft shoes and boots or the hassle of smelly socks.
—Bernd Fischer, menshealth.com, 10 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swank
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
Adjective
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The yacht manages to feel palatial and opulent, without the overdone, stuffy feeling that sometimes goes hand in hand with ornate styling.—
Katia Damborsky,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Staff and alumni of Harris' operation stuffed themselves into the ornate room.—
Michael Collins,
USA TODAY,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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One of them recently bragged about sabotaging previous iterations of the ceasefire proposals.—
Mike Brest,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Jan. 2025
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Now, some of her biggest adversaries brag about their conservation.—
Daniel Desrochers,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
Verb
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True leadership isn’t about swaggering through crises of one’s own making or dazzling us with dramatic heroics.—
Martin Gutmann,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2025
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Bogart—best known as the swaggering nightclub owner from Casablanca and the scotch-slinging private detective from The Maltese Falcon—has been dead since the 1950s.—
Michael Waters,
The Atlantic,
6 Dec. 2024
Noun
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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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The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools have been battling over a new collective bargaining agreement for nine months, a spectacle that has taken the focus off what actually happens in schools every day and placed the spotlight on the adults haggling over money.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
Verb
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This series reflects not only Muñoz’s personal experience working with his brother on their own vintage Toyota trucks, but also a particular style vaunted by working-class Latinos in Southern California.—
Stacie Stukin,
ARTnews.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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But while rival European horologists vaunt the traditions of their centuries-old workshops, design duo Toledano & Chan’s new creation has a longer history altogether: It was carved from a meteorite that slammed into Earth around 1 million years ago.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN,
5 Dec. 2024
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