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Noun
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One of Lamont’s unacknowledged strengths is his public composure and innate courtesy in an era when escalating vulgarity in politics shows an ugly American face to us and the world.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026 -
Hungerstone is a delicious tribute to the inherent horrors of womanhood and the desperate and exquisite vulgarity of desire.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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But those relics of history paled in comparison to the ambience — and opulence — of the Forest Theater.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The American clan wallows in a life of pointless opulence in a Spanish villa, discussing designer clothes and snarking at servants and each other.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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The look reads creamy, buttery blonde, but gets a deep richness from honey undertones.—
Loren Savini,
Allure,
14 Feb. 2026
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Consumers also love the decadence and richness of the chocolate combined with the freshness and sweetness of the strawberries.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Spend some time fishing on Sprague Lake, or take in the magnificence of a sunrise at Bear Lake.—
Giovanna Caravetta,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2026
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This paradise has been my second home for more than 25 years, a place to escape and be enveloped by nature’s sheer magnificence.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Such extravagance was a departure from the norm at Anfield and, though Jacquet’s signing might suggest otherwise, big splurges are not expected to become routine.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Courage lies somewhere between cowardice and recklessness, generosity between stinginess and extravagance.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Beading, feathers, and pony-hair textures bring sumptuousness to ballet flats, clutches, and ladylike handbags, while plush textures give cloud-like softness to pumps and and tote bags.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
9 Nov. 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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The comic luxuriance of Roman references should not blind us to the significance of these constant appeals to the Roman Republic and to classical virtue.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2022
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“Tawdriness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tawdriness. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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