tawdriness

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Noun
  • It is hoped that political ad campaigns would aim to lessen the meanness and divisiveness and vulgarity that have damaged our democracy.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Former President Richard Nixon proved himself no slouch in the vulgarity department after reaching the White House in 1969.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The boutique hotel Reikart House Buffalo in Amherst, New York, is all art and opulence, with a fitness center, bar, and restaurant.
    Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2026
  • In-flight opulence includes unlimited caviar, Bulgari amenity kits, and keepsake menus.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • As Tyler Potts points out, both are imbued with richness and warmth.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The richness of literature depends on what many people now call bibliodiversity.
    Julie Finch, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Mosaic magnificence Fine art and mosaic design come together on the patio of this Massachusetts residence, which features stainless-steel appliances under a mosaic installation created with half-inch vitreous glass.
    Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The film’s press campaign has, quite reasonably, played up the magnificence of Skarsgård’s body in leather and winked at the transgressiveness on display.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • David’s Bridal is known for its relative affordability in an industry rife with extravagance.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Other details on the interiors are scarce (for now), but Lazzara says the focus onboard is not about extravagance, but design continuity throughout each and every space on the new vessel—and having enough space to truly wind, too.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Beading, feathers, and pony-hair textures bring sumptuousness to ballet flats, clutches, and ladylike handbags, while plush textures give cloud-like softness to pumps and and tote bags.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2025
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
  • The comic luxuriance of Roman references should not blind us to the significance of these constant appeals to the Roman Republic and to classical virtue.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2022
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“Tawdriness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tawdriness. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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