as in loud
excessively showy
the razzle-dazzle floor show is simply further evidence that Las Vegas doesn't go in for understatement
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Recent Examples of razzle-dazzle
Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Conceived by production designer Nathan Crowley, the sets nimbly subvert the familiar with the fantastical—layering architectural homages, narrative touchstones, and cinematic razzle-dazzle into an expansive magical realm.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2024
Or is that pure stagecraft and showbiz razzle-dazzle?
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
Sure, there's a lot of razzle-dazzle, but these are real young adults hoping to build generational wealth for their families.
—Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
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Nirenberg and Quintanilla gave the crowd the ol' razzle-dazzle in this year's installment with a tap dance-style choreography alongside cheerleaders from Our Lady of the Lake University.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Conceived by production designer Nathan Crowley, the sets nimbly subvert the familiar with the fantastical—layering architectural homages, narrative touchstones, and cinematic razzle-dazzle into an expansive magical realm.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2024
Or is that pure stagecraft and showbiz razzle-dazzle?
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
Sure, there's a lot of razzle-dazzle, but these are real young adults hoping to build generational wealth for their families.
—Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for razzle-dazzle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for razzle-dazzle
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One of the loudest guests inside Capital One Arena on Sunday night had stubby legs, prominent ears and a long snout.Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Viewers were able to see the smaller canine, the puppy, target the nonchalant golden retriever with a few loud barks, before the Saint Bernard arrived to interrupt the unwanted interaction.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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His personal airplane, a noisy 727, is banned from takeoff and landing between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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The screen rolls out from underneath the keyboard, with a noisy motor taking a few seconds to turn the device into a laptop with a very tall display.Barry Collins, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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The pageantry starts with the national anthem, a Sugar Bowl light show and then performances by each school’s marching band.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
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Running from July 21 to August 11, 2025, Anguilla's Summer Festival heats up the island with colourful pageantry, food, festivities and more.Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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While its interior design is less flashy than rivals from Ferrari and Lamborghini, the aesthetic is pleasing, and outward visibility is excellent.Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 6 Jan. 2023
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If McCarthy falls shorts, that hands leverage to people are every bit as extreme as Greene, though slightly less flashy about it—Andy Biggs, Paul Gosar, and Matt Gaetz.Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 3 Jan. 2023
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Photograph: Anton Petrus/Getty Images Hot on the tail of the Quadrantids meteor shower, another spectacle in the sky is about to arrive: comet Atlas C/2024 G3, which will reach perihelion—the point of its orbit closest to the sun—on January 13.Marta Musso, WIRED, 11 Jan. 2025
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After all, a movie-like spectacle such as The Mandalorian was probably a better way to get folks excited to sign up for Disney+ in 2019 than, say, a spinoff of The Good Doctor.Josef Adalian, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
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Both of these nomination hearings are also expected to pass with little fanfare this week.Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
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The season 3 cast of the reality competition was announced to great fanfare last June, touting 21 contestants, including a crop of reality TV legends from Survivor, Big Brother, The Real Housewives (and Britney Spears' ex).EW.com, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Chuy's is also known for its maximalist and gaudy interior design and atmosphere.Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American-Statesman, 18 July 2024
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They were hidden from Eliza by a palm made gaudy with orchids.Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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Dune has the Two Towers issue of being the middle installment in a trilogy, and Gladiator, underneath its CGI pomp, is still a Ridley Scott film — and Sir Ridley hasn’t produced a major Oscar player in nearly a decade.Nate Jones, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024
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Then, Samantha Leach will tell us how the television show Real Housewives of Salt Lake City is leading more than a few members of the Mormon church to choose pomp over piety.airmail.news, airmail.news, 17 Aug. 2024
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“Razzle-dazzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/razzle-dazzle. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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