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Recent Examples of pageantry
Advertisement As a child he was fascinated by Native American traditions, which made far more sense to him than the pageantry of the church.
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Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
The 40th-annual Miami Carnival is back to celebrate Caribbean culture with a three-day event featuring pageantry, music, food and arts and crafts.
—Sommer Brugal, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
The route of embalming, viewing, coffin, and burial, at this stage in history, can seem a bit too Egyptian pharaoh—comically false, a parade of pageantry and expense that only goes so far to mitigate the pain of loss.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
The other would become the crown jewel of the parade’s unabashedly hokey pageantry: its collection of majestic balloons, beginning with a two-story Felix the Cat in 1927.
—Michael Callahan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
The 40th-annual Miami Carnival is back to celebrate Caribbean culture with a three-day event featuring pageantry, music, food and arts and crafts.
—Sommer Brugal, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
The route of embalming, viewing, coffin, and burial, at this stage in history, can seem a bit too Egyptian pharaoh—comically false, a parade of pageantry and expense that only goes so far to mitigate the pain of loss.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
The other would become the crown jewel of the parade’s unabashedly hokey pageantry: its collection of majestic balloons, beginning with a two-story Felix the Cat in 1927.
—Michael Callahan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pageantry
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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
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In Paris, there is the pomp and pageantry of the Olympics.Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
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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
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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
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The other two parts were aimed at curbing carbon emissions, passed last December, and the second, focused on business development, was passed in June — both with significantly less fanfare.Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 5 Dec. 2024
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The musical parade is a lively way to send newlyweds into their married life with a little fanfare.Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
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There is colorful high polish without distracting ostentation to the design contributions, from Nick Haight’s widescreen cinematography and Ciana Vernon’s production design to Owen Pallett’s sometimes-ironical original score.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
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Instead of Mbappé holding up his end of the bargain, this is about the club’s ostentation—an insistence on having the glossiest players in the world, and, on this occasion, losing sight of what matters most.Henry Flynn, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The annual Christmas parade is filled with marching bands, floats decorated by local businesses, and, of course, Santa.Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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Following Milwaukee's traditional Juneteenth Day parade and festival on King Drive, Summerfest will host an opening ceremony at Maier Festival Park with Northcott Neighborhood House, which organizes the Juneteenth parade and festival.Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
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The authentic storytelling these players offer, linked to nature and evoking a simple, slow lifestyle, as well as their ability to create feel-good moments around convivial occasions without the razzmatazz often surrounding fashion events is what the designer appreciates most.Sandra Salibian, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
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Boca foodie fans of Il Mulino also wanted some of that Broadway razzmatazz.Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
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“Pageantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pageantry. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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