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as in loud
excessively showy
wears an ostentatious diamond ring on his little finger
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as in arrogant
self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance
an ostentatious man who desperately wants to impress people with his newly acquired wealth
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Recent Examples of ostentatious
The ostentatious patriarch, 56, and his 52-year-old wife were released from federal lockup in the hours after the president signed off on one of his latest batches of controversial pardons.
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
It was certainly renovated to their particular, ostentatious tastes: Beyond the chandeliers and gold molding, the primary bath is swathed in floor-to-ceiling onyx.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 May 2025
Italy is still the land from which ostentatious supercars grow on trees, despite the U.S., Japan, and the U.K. laying some claim to otherwise.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 23 May 2025
Dressed in their ostentatious red uniforms, British soldiers lined up in orderly formations to fire upon their enemies—and to be fired upon in return.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
It was certainly renovated to their particular, ostentatious tastes: Beyond the chandeliers and gold molding, the primary bath is swathed in floor-to-ceiling onyx.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 May 2025
Italy is still the land from which ostentatious supercars grow on trees, despite the U.S., Japan, and the U.K. laying some claim to otherwise.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 23 May 2025
Dressed in their ostentatious red uniforms, British soldiers lined up in orderly formations to fire upon their enemies—and to be fired upon in return.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ostentatious
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Just after dawn on May 29, the swish of chains dragging on asphalt was loud enough to be heard over idling engines.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Ethical Efficiency insists that systems be designed to truly find and elevate the best solutions, not simply reward the loudest voices or most privileged perspectives.—
Karlo Tanjuakio,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The exiled poet was criticized for his arrogant attempts to influence British and American foreign policy.—
Graham Robb,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2025
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There is something dangerously, provocatively arrogant about his glorified gang leader looks.—
Timothy Crouse,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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That means that for years, garbage trucks had to back down this dead end to make pickups -- a regular, noisy nuisance.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 June 2025
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Swapping in the wrong kind could slightly reduce your range or make the ride noisier.—
Melanie Marshall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Noni finds herself up against Lion’s violent henchmen and women in series of fight-to-the-death encounters aboard the tyrant’s grandiose sailing ship, which lies at the heart of a vast naval fleet.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
9 June 2025
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The 53-room hotel feels quaint and boutique-like—but the views are grandiose.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
8 June 2025
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An extravagant estate long owned by the late Orange County Air Force major general turned homebuilder and civic leader William Lyon has roared onto the market in Southern California.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
6 June 2025
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Arnault confessed to intense curiosity about how Anderson will interpret the legacy of Dior, whose founder ignited postwar Paris with his extravagant, full-skirted New Look and whose brief career ended with his death in 1957.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Folks in foodie online circles can be pretentious about American-Chinese food.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2025
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González is a fountain of knowledge but also a great educator, explaining things in detail without being pretentious or condescending.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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The end result is some gaudy revenue and EBITDA numbers: $174.5 million in revenue and $144 million in EBITDA for 2024.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
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In an incisive observation of the way that an adult’s words can sometimes settle on a child with unusual weight, I-Jing absorbs this folk superstition without question, and begins to shoplift gaudy trinkets from surrounding market stalls, only ever using her evil left hand.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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At 11:30, as the simultaneously pompous and obsequious gate agent announces the passengers above gold status, the bit, already tilting toward insanity, leaves any attempt to portray a real airport behind and dives fully into Alice in Wonderland–level surrealism.—
John Roy,
Vulture,
8 May 2025
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Signaling a stark departure from tradition that, over the centuries, had ranged from formal to pompous, Pope Francis began teaching us, from day one, what the most genuine leadership looks like. Humble.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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