as in fanfare
noisy and exciting activity meant to attract attention
show-business razzmatazz
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Recent Examples of razzmatazz
The whole matter unraveled soon after the Bears concluded their hourlong dog-and-pony show filled with more razzmatazz than a Blue Man Group performance.
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David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2024
Some seventy per cent of the company’s business was partnering with real-estate developers, equipping units with its electromechanical razzmatazz.
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
There was enough razzmatazz to satiate this reporter’s inner child.
—M.t. Richards, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2023
High-energy, the sequence features a combination of showtime razzmatazz – the tiny toon students, which once more include Babs and Buster, dancing down a staircase in top hats – and inormal university activities such as football.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 June 2023
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David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2024
Some seventy per cent of the company’s business was partnering with real-estate developers, equipping units with its electromechanical razzmatazz.
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
There was enough razzmatazz to satiate this reporter’s inner child.
—M.t. Richards, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2023
High-energy, the sequence features a combination of showtime razzmatazz – the tiny toon students, which once more include Babs and Buster, dancing down a staircase in top hats – and inormal university activities such as football.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 16 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for razzmatazz
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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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Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. said on Friday that their forthcoming sports streaming service — which was announced to great fanfare last year before being buffeted by legal challenges — would be discontinued.Kevin Draper, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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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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By Tom Howarth Science Reporter (Nature) 0 January's long, dark nights always make for special stargazing, but this year our skies are hosting a parade of planets, headlined by Venus, which will shine extraordinarily bright this weekend.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Seizing on the parade of scandal and turmoil, at least eight challengers are vying to make Mr. Adams a one-term mayor.William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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To minimise disruption to day-to-day operations, most of the decorations are installed between 11pm and 7am when the park is closed to guests.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Seasonal cookbooks can be stored with decorations for that holiday Donate extra water bottles Reusable water bottles are great.Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
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In 1974, Wayne married Kathlyn White, a former pageant queen.Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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On a Sunday night in 1945, Jimmy Carter, on a break from the U.S. Naval Academy in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, was supposed to go out on a date with a pageant queen.Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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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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“Razzmatazz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/razzmatazz. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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