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The Magic Kingdom dropped its pomp greeting to fans for its nightly fireworks display.—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024 Moreover, the other prime aspects of these musical scenes, from their orchestral or big-band backing to the glossy pomp of their filming, counteract the spontaneity, the intimacy, the subjectivity, and the immediacy that the vocal performances are designed to convey.—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024 Cat Glover, the singer, dancer and choreographer who worked with Prince during his late 1980s pomp, has died.—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Sep. 2024 The stuttered penalty goes way back to the days when Pele was in his pomp.—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for pomp
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Middle English, from Anglo-French pompe, from Latin pompa procession, pomp, from Greek pompē act of sending, escort, procession, pomp, from pempein to send
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