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Recent Examples of ostentation Though it may be overstated, ostentation is part of what makes the genre a culturally distinct global phenomenon. Julian Randall, Essence, 24 May 2024 While Hand of God shimmered with the director’s memories of his youth, the deeply personal nature and intimacy of that film are drowned here by ostentation. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024 Philippe Starck, Louis Ghost Chair, 2002 Modern design in Europe and the United States was largely a reaction to the ostentation that came before it, particularly among royalty and other privileged households. Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024 World & Nation Rescuers in Taiwan search for missing or stranded people after major earthquake kills 10 April 4, 2024 The museum was housed on a plain business campus with none of the ostentation and branding excess of American tech campuses. Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ostentation 
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Noun
  • Advertisement World & Nation Trump is welcomed by Macron to Paris with presidential pomp and joined by Zelensky in their meeting 1 hour ago Amid global unrest, with wars raging in Ukraine and the Middle East, the cathedral’s resurrection emerged as a symbol of resilience and unity.
    Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • In Paris, there is the pomp and pageantry of the Olympics.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
Noun
  • And just as the Breuer Building is largely free from ornamentation, the faces of both the B/1 and the B/1M are void of numbers or symbols.
    Oscar Holland, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Spending days perfecting each instrument’s entry, his approach to ornamentation is uniquely vocal.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Advertisement For many Syrians who had endured forced imprisonment, displacement and oppression under the Assads, the photos serve as both a spectacle and a chance to exhale, even laugh.
    Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Sudden technical difficulties with Zim’s suit should be spectacle enough, but the arrival of his archnemeses Dib and Dib’s sister Gaz push the increasingly robot-heavy action saga into full-on midnight territory.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The song’s message of self-confidence and embracing individuality resonated globally, and its vibrant music video showcased Cruz’s iconic flamboyance.
    Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
  • That return, coupled with Pepe’s crowd-pleasing natural flamboyance, put him on the radars of some of Europe’s top clubs.
    Jack Lang, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • In the small town of Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, a three-day Christmas market is held offering traditional German festive food, decorations and gifts.
    Haadiza Ogwude, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
  • From playlists to Christmas cocktails, seasonal decorations and hangover cures for the next day, here’s how to get the merriment started.
    Felicity Carter, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Where other portrayals of drag focus on the glitz and glamour of the art form, Drag: The Musical leans heavily into the fact that drag, at its core, is messy.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024
  • While Norma Desmond evokes all things Old Hollywood glitz, Scherzinger says the looks for this new production are surprisingly stripped-back—and deliberately so.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • But then, what is art if not an attempt to tidy up the real world’s teeming luxuriance?
    Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • But the Elysian Bar did them one better, augmenting the oysters’ natural luxuriance with thin slices of kumquat and a measured gush of chile-spiked citrus.
    Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 22 Dec. 2020
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Ostentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ostentation. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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