as in exhibit
an elaborate, visually exciting show or event
the over-the-top extravaganzas that are usually staged at halftime during the Super Bowl
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Recent Examples of extravaganza
The fun will continue throughout spring with the month-long culinary and art extravaganza Night Feast, which typically takes place between October and November.
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Sarah Reid, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2024
But their plans to quietly elope are upended when Min’s grandmother (Yun) flies in from Korea and insists on an all-out wedding extravaganza.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
This all produced an extravaganza of surreal visuals and interplays.
—Shawn McCreesh, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
The 2025 inauguration of Donald J. Trump will be a three-day extravaganza in Washington, D.C. leading up to the swearing-in ceremony Monday, January 20 of Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Reid, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2024
But their plans to quietly elope are upended when Min’s grandmother (Yun) flies in from Korea and insists on an all-out wedding extravaganza.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
This all produced an extravaganza of surreal visuals and interplays.
—Shawn McCreesh, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
The 2025 inauguration of Donald J. Trump will be a three-day extravaganza in Washington, D.C. leading up to the swearing-in ceremony Monday, January 20 of Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extravaganza
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Thomas reasoned that the museum hadn’t guided its staff properly in how to implement Trump’s executive order, and assured reporters the exhibit had been uncovered since.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Explanatory poster-sized signs are placed throughout the exhibit, covering the history of the house and the Clemens family’s attraction to Hartford.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2025
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Marla, his second, hosted the Miss Universe pageant.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes,
1 Feb. 2025
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Miss Congeniality, a movie about a fake beauty pageant contestant, hits the streaming site on Feb. 1, while a movie about a real beauty pageant, Miss Italia Mustn't Die, comes out on Feb. 26.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
TIME,
1 Feb. 2025
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The winning proposal includes an exhibition hall, a 500-room hotel, a 3,000-seat theater, 10 restaurants and 4,000 gaming positions — twice that of any other casino in the state.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2025
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The pre-sale exhibition, also in Diriyah, saw almost 2,500 visitors and the panel discussions more than 700 people.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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NBCUniversal is slated to broadcast the event in 2026 and is likely to try to create packages that include the football spectacular, the Winter Olympics and the NBA All-Star Game.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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Performing at Long Island’s UBS Arena on Tuesday (Dec. 31), Joel’s end-of-year spectacular was a special for one for numerous reasons.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
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Never part of a gallery, Hendry started showing her work in custom environments that became spectacles, beginning with Monochrome, a kind of life-size dollhouse in which each of seven rooms was decorated in a single, blaring color.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
7 Feb. 2025
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Hill’s life and career reside in Miami now, a world away from Kansas City and what must feel even farther from the spectacle of a Super Bowl week in New Orleans.—
Kansas City Star,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
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The police sentry box that Banksy emblazoned with piranhas during his nine-day vandalism tour in London last summer is going on permanent display at the new London Museum.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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But the crucial lessons taken from each game is on full display, with Avowed pulling from bits and pieces of nearly everything the studio has ever done.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
14 Feb. 2025
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