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Recent Examples of pageantry
Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pageantry the 39th U.S. president typically eschewed.
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Bill Barrow and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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
But the 17 days of competition and pageantry cost far more than planned and created yet more debt as a result of big-ticket infrastructure projects designed to showcase Athens as the Games’ host.
—Alan Cowell, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
While the Indiana Fever literally rolled out the red carpet to introduce Caitlin Clark, the Sky skipped the pageantry and instead offered up an event that had all the charisma of a suburban town hall meeting.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
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Bill Barrow and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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
But the 17 days of competition and pageantry cost far more than planned and created yet more debt as a result of big-ticket infrastructure projects designed to showcase Athens as the Games’ host.
—Alan Cowell, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
While the Indiana Fever literally rolled out the red carpet to introduce Caitlin Clark, the Sky skipped the pageantry and instead offered up an event that had all the charisma of a suburban town hall meeting.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pageantry
Noun
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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
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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Men on couches everywhere appreciate that their body type is represented on the screen, and the women beside them swoon at the spectacle of men voluntarily sweeping and communicating.—
Daniel Foster,
National Review,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Shyne plunges us into scenes of life with little fanfare.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Jan. 2025
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Despite the fanfare at the meeting, division on the board, which remains majority Johnson allies, was on display Wednesday during a vote for the board’s vice president.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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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
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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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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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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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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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Talk-show host Tamron Hall helped Walt Disney World kick off its Black History Month observation by visiting the Magic Kingdom theme park with family members. Hall and five relatives, including her son, rode through the park as part of a parade with Disney characters on Saturday.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2025
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The dance, which is said to bring good luck, will be followed by a parade.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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These days the Strip hosts Cirque du Soleil spectacles and comedians, razzmatazz magicians and pop residencies.—
Mikayla Whitmore,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Adding to the festive razzmatazz—and unquestionably broadening the appeal of the games—Beyoncé, arguably Houston's most-famous daughter, has been drafted in as the half-time performer during the Ravens-Texans matchup.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Pageantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pageantry. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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