opulence
noun
op·u·lence
ˈä-pyə-lən(t)s 
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in some parts of the city nearly unimaginable opulence can be found side by side with nearly unthinkable poverty
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The crispy rice ball is filled with marsala uni curry, and to add just a bit more opulence, finished with a drizzle of black truffle.
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Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Both structures draw from the Trump Organization's reputation for opulence and luxury, with a private club, pool, gym, and yoga area included for guest use.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Contest winners who spent the most on $TRUMP meme coins added their signatures to a poster-sized printout of the leaderboard at a gala dinner at Trump National Golf Club in Potomac Falls, Virginia, May 22, 2025.
Nicholas Pinto
The crowd’s opulence was on full display.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 23 May 2025
In the days since Pope Francis’s death on Easter Monday, amid the mourning, marveling at the ecclesiastical opulence, and the reveling in what felt like the Catholic Super Bowl, the divine mystique of the whole affair has drawn the world in.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 May 2025
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Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Both structures draw from the Trump Organization's reputation for opulence and luxury, with a private club, pool, gym, and yoga area included for guest use.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Contest winners who spent the most on $TRUMP meme coins added their signatures to a poster-sized printout of the leaderboard at a gala dinner at Trump National Golf Club in Potomac Falls, Virginia, May 22, 2025.
Nicholas Pinto
The crowd’s opulence was on full display.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 23 May 2025
In the days since Pope Francis’s death on Easter Monday, amid the mourning, marveling at the ecclesiastical opulence, and the reveling in what felt like the Catholic Super Bowl, the divine mystique of the whole affair has drawn the world in.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 May 2025
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“Opulence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opulence. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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opulence
noun
op·u·lence
ˈäp-yə-lən(t)s
: great wealth
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