as in spectacle
the impressive decorations, music, clothing etc., that are part of some formal events
the pomp of a royal ceremony
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Pomp and politics collide The state opening of parliament is a rare collision of pomp and politics, featuring a series of centuries-old flourishes and conventions that catch even many of Britain’s lawmakers off guard.
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Rob Picheta, CNN, 17 July 2024
Political analysts say the pomp of Mr. Fujimori’s wake and funeral would have been unthinkable under previous administrations.
—Mitra Taj, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2024
The cardinals' black and white umbrellas contrast with the velvet reds of their caps and sashes, emphasizing the pomp and solemnity of their purpose, while also reinforcing an air of mystery.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2024
There was not much pomp and ceremony to Saturday being the last show of the residency… and possibly the last of Dead & Company’s career, if only to the extent that any show can be the last of a band’s career.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Aug. 2024
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Rob Picheta, CNN, 17 July 2024
Political analysts say the pomp of Mr. Fujimori’s wake and funeral would have been unthinkable under previous administrations.
—Mitra Taj, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2024
The cardinals' black and white umbrellas contrast with the velvet reds of their caps and sashes, emphasizing the pomp and solemnity of their purpose, while also reinforcing an air of mystery.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2024
There was not much pomp and ceremony to Saturday being the last show of the residency… and possibly the last of Dead & Company’s career, if only to the extent that any show can be the last of a band’s career.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Aug. 2024
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Spanning three consecutive nights from November 1 to November 3, the concerts drew music lovers and Swifties to witness a spectacle in the heart of downtown Indianapolis.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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The finale was a significant step up from the end of WandaVision, for that matter, sticking with character work over spectacle.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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Coldplay’s Australian tour has been met with major fanfare, partly due to the band’s first performances in the country since 2016.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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The hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of his birth, on October 20th, passed with little fanfare.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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The attack was yet another example of gunfire interrupting ordinary American life, from parade routes to campus homecomings to a night out on the town.Dalia Faheid, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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Actress Alison Brie, the star of the Macy’s 2024 holiday ad campaign, will be on the parade route.David Moin, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024
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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
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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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“Pomp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pomp. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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