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Noun
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Ernest Hemingway’s suicide lacked the flamboyance of Mishima’s, but the American writer was also obsessively engaged in displays of masculinity.—
Ian Buruma,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025 -
On stage at British television’s biggest annual gathering in 2023, Paramount UK content chief Ben Frow recounted the story of his resignation with signature flamboyance.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Among the people calling for a pause to the glitz and glam?—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Throughout the show's eight episodes, which hit the streamer on Jan. 22, viewers get an intimate look at the glitz, the glam — and the oftentimes drama-filled — hustle displayed by the business-minded cast of fashion entrepreneurs, realtors and event producers.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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The pink-and-brown mansion, often considered a monument to Roaring 20s ostentation, stretches from Lake Worth to the Atlantic Ocean and contains 58 bedrooms, 33 bathrooms, three bomb shelters, a theater, a ballroom and a nine-hole golf course.—
Miami Herasld Archives,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2025
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Castel Di Luco, Le Marche, Italy Like many of Italy’s most impressive accommodations, the newly reborn Castel di Luco isn’t a place of ostentation.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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Sunday was Trump's first full day back in Washington since his Election Day victory and gave him a chance to energize core supporters before the official pomp of Inauguration Day.—
WILL WEISSERT,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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The funeral, part of a week of events mourning the ex-president ahead of his burial in tiny Plains, Georgia, was packed with pageantry, intrigue, pomp and ceremony, in notable juxtaposition with Carter’s homespun life.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2025
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The film doesn’t paint him as a cautionary tale, treat him like a metaphor, or revel in the spectacle of his struggles.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools have been battling over a new collective bargaining agreement for nine months, a spectacle that has taken the focus off what actually happens in schools every day and placed the spotlight on the adults haggling over money.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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But the 17 days of competition and pageantry cost far more than planned and created yet more debt as a result of big-ticket infrastructure projects designed to showcase Athens as the Games’ host.—
Alan Cowell,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2025
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While the Indiana Fever literally rolled out the red carpet to introduce Caitlin Clark, the Sky skipped the pageantry and instead offered up an event that had all the charisma of a suburban town hall meeting.—
Justin Kaufmann,
Axios,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Shyne plunges us into scenes of life with little fanfare.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Jan. 2025
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Despite the fanfare at the meeting, division on the board, which remains majority Johnson allies, was on display Wednesday during a vote for the board’s vice president.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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The 2024 Spectre only got a two-day test drive in Long Beach, CA, earlier this week, but that was enough to experience a warm bath of utter swank, style and power of the electric supercar.—
Josh Max,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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To tap into their spot’s downtown ethos, the trio tapped industry titan Billy Cotton to design an interior swank enough to match the food at Bridges.—
Alia Akkam,
Architectural Digest,
10 Oct. 2024
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“Luridness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luridness. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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