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Recent Examples of pageantry
Her vibrant new photo book, Come Join the Parade!, documents the fleeting pomp, pageantry, and slightly surreal beauty of this beloved tradition with 160 photographs and is out now.
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024
Despite the bloated runtime, the Rock Hall has historically shown a penchant for pageantry and locks in unbelievable guests; this year’s induction segments included Dave Chappelle honoring A Tribe Called Quest and Jack Black paying tribute to Ozzy Osbourne.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
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
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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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024
Despite the bloated runtime, the Rock Hall has historically shown a penchant for pageantry and locks in unbelievable guests; this year’s induction segments included Dave Chappelle honoring A Tribe Called Quest and Jack Black paying tribute to Ozzy Osbourne.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pageantry
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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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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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The pink-and-brown mansion, often considered a monument to Roaring 20s ostentation, stretches from Lake Worth to the Atlantic Ocean and contains 58 bedrooms, 33 bathrooms, three bomb shelters, a theater, a ballroom and a nine-hole golf course.—
Miami Herasld Archives,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2025
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Castel Di Luco, Le Marche, Italy Like many of Italy’s most impressive accommodations, the newly reborn Castel di Luco isn’t a place of ostentation.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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Yet famous faces aside, Aspen’s lure lies way beyond its glitz and glamor.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
10 Jan. 2025
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The Great Gatsby Bringing glitz and glamor to New York City in a whole new way is The Great Gatsby, which opened at Broadway Theatre in April 2024.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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On stage at British television’s biggest annual gathering in 2023, Paramount UK content chief Ben Frow recounted the story of his resignation with signature flamboyance.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2025
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As originally voiced by Jeremy Irons, Scar had a sinewy, slithery flamboyance that turned him into an unlikely gay icon.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2024
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In a rare show of force, Fatah held a military parade in Ramallah last week to celebrate its founding, its fighters firing into the air.—
Taylor Luck,
The Christian Science Monitor,
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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Adding to the festive razzmatazz—and unquestionably broadening the appeal of the games—Beyoncé, arguably Houston's most-famous daughter, has been drafted in as the half-time performer during the Ravens-Texans matchup.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Dec. 2024
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The authentic storytelling these players offer, linked to nature and evoking a simple, slow lifestyle, as well as their ability to create feel-good moments around convivial occasions without the razzmatazz often surrounding fashion events is what the designer appreciates most.—
Sandra Salibian,
WWD,
2 Dec. 2024
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“Pageantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pageantry. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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