as in ostentation
excessive or unnecessary display
we were somewhat put off by the saber-rattling showiness of the military parade
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Noun
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What existed in the White House was a relative lack of ostentation — formal, but showing occasional signs of wear and tear, proof that this was a People’s House, not a palace.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025 -
Formula 1 has Monaco, with its ostentation and air of exclusivity.—
Jonathan Hawkins,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In his book, Allen cites several historical and scientific manuscripts from the 1800s that indicate flamboyances of hundreds to thousands were seen in the Everglades, Florida Bay and the Florida Keys.—
Jerome Lorenz,
The Conversation,
14 Oct. 2025
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Borrowing from the flamboyance of the New Romantics, the edginess of punks and the melancholic themes in their music, goth makeup was dark, vampiric, and vaguely dangerous—an aesthetic music fans copied when gathering at goth haunts like the Batcave in London.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Cabinet Room of the White House has also gotten some golden ornamentation added.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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The iconic theater, with its elaborate ornamentation, arcades, balconies and turrets, was built in the Spanish Baroque style.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
8 Oct. 2025
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So Hernandez was allowed to compete as a girl, become a national spectacle, and then play out a final high school volleyball season, igniting protests from opponents and teammates alike.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Instead, the country has pioneered a Blue Economy—an ocean-first approach that puts conservation before consumption, sustainability before spectacle.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
22 Oct. 2025
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The pomp and pageantry of the country’s best HBCU basketball tournament was well-displayed, with celebrities like Magic Johnson and LL Cool J hosting parties in uptown Charlotte that drew thousands of attendees.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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In his pomp, Worthington was recommending Karim Benzema before the world really knew about the Frenchman.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The museum embraces the town’s unique role as a final home after one’s life, showcasing everything from early-20th-century embalming equipment to the tombstones of 19th-century San Francisco residents — once sold in a Santa Cruz consignment shop and advertised as Halloween decorations.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Some of these sites include more than one building with notable interior detailing or decorations.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Miami Vice movie is said to be inspired by the show’s pilot episode and first season and is set to explore the glitz and corruption of mid-’80s Miami.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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The movie is inspired by the show's first season and is set to explore the glitz and corruption of mid-'80s Miami.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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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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“Showiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showiness. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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