as in loud
excessively showy
I think that rhinestone-studded outfit is a little too glitzy for church
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Adjective
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The employee said a juvenile inside the restaurant was becoming loud, aggressive and was threatening employees and using profanities, according to a report from The South Bend Tribune.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
23 Aug. 2025 -
The timing is notable: Trump’s Truth Social post about Bolton had nothing to do with classified information and everything to do with the fact that Bolton was one of the loudest reality checks on television about the President’s embarrassing summit a day earlier with Vladimir Putin, in Alaska.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The noisy ones have either hope or larceny in their souls.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Rez said platforms should build internal mechanisms that elevated antisemitism protections above noisy or majority-sourced signals in training.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The gaudy shimmer of the ‘80s still permeates music and film, while, more recently, nostalgia for all things Y2K has gripped the collective consciousness.—
Mike Wass,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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During these 36 years, rates averaged a drop to 5.5% from 6.5% in their gaudiest declines.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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Transparent — these see-through beauts with wrap-up ankle straps are in a league of their own, saying a lot without ever appearing too flashy.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
15 Mar. 2025
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Amid the classic, flashy film and television premieres this week at SXSW, the festival also offered a forum for burgeoning creators to showcase their work in the Independent TV Pilot Program.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Glitzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glitzy. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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