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 Norman Dewis, the long-time celebrated test driver who died in 1985, drove a convertible through the night at high speeds to have another Jaguar at the extravaganza. James Raia, Mercury News, 11 May 2025 The band's website now displays just one upcoming live appearance, at Black Sabbath's farewell extravaganza for Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham on July 5. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 May 2025 The pop star recently kicked off the North American leg of her Lifetimes Tour, which kept her from actually attending the annual fashion extravaganza. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2025 Revelry, which launched during the week of World’s 50 Best Restaurants last year, features a walk-around tasting extravaganza known as the Feast along with prominent guest-chef dinners, master classes and mixology pop-ups. Andy Wang, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for extravaganza
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Noun
  • One exhibit shows some of the stunning and colorful animals found locally in the rockpools around the coast.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • The exhibit also is featured in Saturday’s adults-only Science Night Live event.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • But her father, who is 49, sat next to her boyfriend at the pageant.
    Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
  • Considering recent press attention on Hudson and Belichick, the Miss Maine USA contestant — who competed in the pageant in 2024 as well, previously placing second — could be using the song to characterize her own situation.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • The road not taken—and now rediscovered by Orozco—is the reintroduction of the ancient Marxist concept of use value,the dialectical opposite of exchange value, and, more recently, also the sole form of resisting exhibition value, which has totally effaced the concepts of material use and function.
    Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
  • The exhibition baseball team is known for its highly choreographed dance routines in striking yellow uniforms.
    Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Each has a turn to outdo the other, making for a grand vocal spectacular. 81.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The nighttime spectacular makes a return, while Wondrous Journeys will feature state-of-the-art projections.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • The two-hour event, a massive military spectacle and unofficial birthday party, takes place on Constitution Avenue near the National Mall and starts at 6:30 p.m. ET.
    George Petras, USA Today, 24 May 2025
  • The blueprint looks like this: speed + spectacle + story.
    John Cairney, Sportico.com, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • But for all-round quality of performance, Paris Saint-Germain’s displays across their last-16 matches against Liverpool stick in the mind.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 2 June 2025
  • All of them have high-quality displays and unlimited photo storage.
    Nena Farrell, Wired News, 1 June 2025

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“Extravaganza.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extravaganza. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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