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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
Nearly 50 years after dazzling audiences with the alien extravaganza Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the legendary filmmaker is back with a new sci-fi adventure, Disclosure Day.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
Instead of driving to Pomona for the Los Angeles County Fair or the strawberry festival in Ventura, Campos and his partner turned an existing watermelon festival into today’s extravaganza.
—Marianne Love, Daily News, 8 June 2026
The first big celebrity wedding of the year took place this weekend, with popstar Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner tying the knot in a three-day extravaganza in Palermo, Sicily.
—Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 8 June 2026
Grant Park also won’t hear the roars of NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race, a two-day extravaganza, now on a one-year hiatus, that filled the lakefront and downtown hotels in 2025.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
Instead of driving to Pomona for the Los Angeles County Fair or the strawberry festival in Ventura, Campos and his partner turned an existing watermelon festival into today’s extravaganza.
—Marianne Love, Daily News, 8 June 2026
The first big celebrity wedding of the year took place this weekend, with popstar Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner tying the knot in a three-day extravaganza in Palermo, Sicily.
—Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 8 June 2026
Grant Park also won’t hear the roars of NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race, a two-day extravaganza, now on a one-year hiatus, that filled the lakefront and downtown hotels in 2025.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extravaganza
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Everything first lady occupies multiple floors, including a small theater showing films, and rotating and themed exhibits exploring the influence and legacies of presidential counterparts throughout American history.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Items in the exhibit, which kicked off what would have been the late singer's birthday weekend, explore the relationship between musical instruments and the human body.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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The store became a sponsor of the Miss World beauty pageant, and John served as a judge for Miss Universe Great Britain, a significant recruiting pipeline for models.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Rachelle Di Stasio brings pageant-level polish to courtside style.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
8 June 2026
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Back in town, the Albuquerque Museum presents an excellent special exhibition related to Route 66’s centennial through January 3, 2027.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The payoff was a bevy of remarkable oil and pencil sketches (a stunning oil study can be seen in the Olana exhibition) as well as paintings.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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Last summer, Atlanta announced an ambitious plan to end encampments and other street sleeping downtown ahead of the 39-day soccer spectacular that begins June 11.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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Pyrotechnic spectaculars thrill us with movement, surprise, poignant impermanence — and those qualities distinguish dance, as well.—
Celia Wren,
Washington Post,
4 June 2026
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The visuals of fighters warming up inside the White House and sauntering down the Truman balcony, many wrapped in the American flag, was an unusual spectacle indeed.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Suffice it to say that the spectacle, while not exactly comparable to watching paint dry, is not always scintillating.—
Stephen Farber,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
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The passion that this tournament inspires has already been on display this month as international friendlies are played around the country as national teams tune up for the big show.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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The 700-foot-tall Paramount Miami Worldcenter will be lit up with two soccer displays courtesy of the Miami Host Committee and Telemundo.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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“Extravaganza.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extravaganza. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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