as in exhibit
an elaborate, visually exciting show or event
the over-the-top extravaganzas that are usually staged at halftime during the Super Bowl
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Recent Examples of extravaganza
Put on by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board, the warehouse-spanning extravaganza has raised more than $30 million in its 60-year history for the Oakland Museum of California’s exhibitions and educational programs.
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John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
There are many ways to have a surf-and-turf extravaganza at Amaya.
—Andy Wang, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
While black holes are invisible, the flares unleashed by the swirling disk of hot gas and dust, or accretion disk, that orbits Sagittarius A* resemble a pyrotechnic extravaganza.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
But the combine represents more than a scouting extravaganza.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
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John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
There are many ways to have a surf-and-turf extravaganza at Amaya.
—Andy Wang, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
While black holes are invisible, the flares unleashed by the swirling disk of hot gas and dust, or accretion disk, that orbits Sagittarius A* resemble a pyrotechnic extravaganza.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
But the combine represents more than a scouting extravaganza.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extravaganza
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The interactive exhibit features opportunities for guests to take a crack at some of the world record-setting activities Guinness has captured.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
8 Mar. 2025
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Writing for the London Review of Books, Frances Morgan takes readers through the artist’s practice and radical thinking, as well as the exhibit of over 200 pieces, which sounds like one of this year’s highlights.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Girls and young women ages 12 to 23 years old are invited to attend the pageant’s first orientation session from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2 at Templars Hall in Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Road.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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Queens like Jaida Essence Hall, Sasha Colby, and even Sam’s mother Trinity have shown an ability to take pageant drag and update it to display more than just skill, but also a point of view.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
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The English soccer exhibition is the latest boost to Chicago’s standing as an international sports city.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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Here is a selection of portraits featured in the exhibition with descriptions of their subjects drawn from information provided by the photographers.—
Diane Cole,
NPR,
8 Mar. 2025
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The company clearly hopes that its recent Paris Olympics telecast, which hinged on making the Games available for instant consumption while utilizing primetime in new ways that included ties to celebrity and pop culture, will serve as a model for future rounds of the global spectacular.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
12 Feb. 2025
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Fox has sought anywhere from over $7 million to more than $8 million for a 30-second spot in the 2025 spectacular.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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Here came the cloying sentiments, the farcical calls for unity, the moment of sorrow over a long list of recent American tragedies whose anguish this spectacle purported to relieve.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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For the world to witness such a spectacle in the Oval Office was deeply unsettling.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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The delta in price between the base and Platinum trim is about $9,000, which may be worth it to you if a hands-free tailgate and head-up display are on your must-have list.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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From the runways of France to the heart of Texas, Black excellence was on full display.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Extravaganza.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extravaganza. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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