as in pomp
excessive or unnecessary display
a nice dinner, but without all the glitz of fancily folded napkins and chichi finger bowls
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Recent Examples of glitz
As millions of former California residents have already concluded, that is something that no amount of sunshine, sand or Hollywood glitz and glamor can overcome.
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Adam B. Summers, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
His first draft of this memoir was coated in Hollywood glitz and glamour.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Anyone who is anyone in film and television showed out for Hollywood's big night of glamour and glitz.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
This is a timely reminder that, behind the glitz and fame, actors are normal freelance workers who don’t always know when the next job is coming—and blow their first paycheck on ugly sneakers.
—Louis Staples, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
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Adam B. Summers, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
His first draft of this memoir was coated in Hollywood glitz and glamour.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
Anyone who is anyone in film and television showed out for Hollywood's big night of glamour and glitz.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
This is a timely reminder that, behind the glitz and fame, actors are normal freelance workers who don’t always know when the next job is coming—and blow their first paycheck on ugly sneakers.
—Louis Staples, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for glitz
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glitz
Noun
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Part of it is the field design and pomp, with a treasure map surrounding the rink, a stick tap to the Gasparilla Pirate Festival that’s expected to bring a half-million people into the downtown area over the weekend.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Khamenei was born into poverty and outwardly disdains pomp, cultivating an image of pious frugality.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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All the pomp and circumstance without the promise of a worthy spectacle.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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The dancing was kinetic and unrelenting, the show studded with myriad Easter eggs reflecting his heritage, the spectacle one of the most bracing and heartfelt the NFL has hosted in recent history.—
Jason Lamphier,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Feb. 2026
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Drinking, flamboyance, and film- and music-making bloomed.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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His newfound prominence and flamboyance — the eyeliner, the frequent shirtlessness, the leather pants — attract some vocal haters, but he’s gotten used to it.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
14 Jan. 2026
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The characteristics of this aesthetic begin with simple colors that evoke understated elegance—not ostentation.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Feb. 2026
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This gesture contrasts in the central avenue of Vassilissis Sofia, with the ostentation of the immediate official buildings, where the flags are flying full.—
Diego Parrado,
Vanity Fair,
18 Jan. 2026
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His photographs vibrate with the excess of their ornamentation, with an audacity of presence that exceeds the realm of the emblematic.—
Zoë Hopkins,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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Its tapered legs and subtle ornamentation give it an old world quality that still looks right at home in a contemporary designscape.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Next, think about the food and decorations that will be filling the space.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2026
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This is a hotel where guests demand—and get—rooms customized to their needs, whether that extends to the design of decorations on personal Christmas trees or ordering gallons of Evian water to wash in.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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So that drove a kind of character choice as well about the gaudiness of the society.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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Could mannish tailoring and ‘80s gaudiness be on their way out?—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
9 Sep. 2025
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But any good bash kicks off with a good drink, in a cocktail hour here where the varied roster of names mingled in an ancillary room at the swank Beverly Hilton, munching on lobster salad and sliders.—
Rob LeDonne,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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Known for its residential swank defined by Art Deco-meets-Art Nouveau touches and façades, the neighborhood is dominated by well-to-do locals, out-of-town visitors, and an endless stream of runners and dog walkers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Glitz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glitz. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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