as in ostentation
excessive or unnecessary display
the over-the-top ostentatiousness of the wedding banquet was in poor taste
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Noun
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From the lake’s eastern shore, a lush green golf course bumps and rolls toward the swimming pool and fountains at the feet of the Hispano-Moresque mansion known as Mar-a-Lago, the historic hub of Palm Beach society, a gargantuan single-family home, a monument to ostentation.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025 -
The pink-and-brown mansion, often considered a monument to Roaring 20s ostentation, stretches from Lake Worth to the Atlantic Ocean and contains 58 bedrooms, 33 bathrooms, three bomb shelters, a theater, a ballroom and a nine-hole golf course.—
Miami Herasld Archives,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, the always captivating Dafoe, at one point wearing full armor, exhibits a not atypical, full-bodied macho flamboyance as a man who regrets not having a son.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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That’s why the two-level Red Katz has the allure of a Parisian brasserie, the flamboyance of a 1930s New York City speakeasy and a mouthwatering menu that beautifully blends their Asian roots and French epicureanism.—
Lily Templeton,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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Using beads for ornamentation or prayer is ancient.—
Judy Knotts,
Austin American-Statesman,
27 Dec. 2024
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Suddenly, columns became arbitrarily tall and stretched, ornamentation grew bolder, and interiors felt more cavernous thanks to new construction techniques that allowed higher ceilings and required less interior columns.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
24 Oct. 2024
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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
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Would love to know what these career eccentrics make of the pomp and pageantry of the Grammys.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2025
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Day 2 of the second Trump administration contained a less pomp but continued circumstance.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Fortunately, Amazon’s home department has a new section that’s filled with all kinds of fun Valentine’s Day decorations.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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He was released during Operation Homecoming on March 4, 1973, and later awarded the Silver Star for Valor, Purple Heart, and P.O.W. medal among many other military decorations and awards.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
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But then, what is art if not an attempt to tidy up the real world’s teeming luxuriance?—
Sebastian Smee,
Washington Post,
5 Dec. 2023
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But the Elysian Bar did them one better, augmenting the oysters’ natural luxuriance with thin slices of kumquat and a measured gush of chile-spiked citrus.—
Ian McNulty,
NOLA.com,
22 Dec. 2020
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Although the glitz was toned down, the atmosphere inside the Beverly Hilton ballroom was electric due to the live entertainment.—
Paul Chi,
Vogue,
2 Feb. 2025
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Makeup artist Elisa Flowers likes to swipe on this shadow to bring all the long-lasting glitz, often layering it over a standard powder shadow to tie her looks together.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
28 Jan. 2025
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