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Noun
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The banal village tunes that Mahler altered into sinister mock vulgarities—did these not recall the raffish klezmer bands, the wandering musicians who played at shtetl weddings?—
David Denby,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025 -
The real marvel, in this instance, being the avoidance of vulgarity.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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The iconic fragrance highlights the opulence of the Turkish rose as set against lush notes of amber, incense, and sandalwood.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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It’s supposed to be a bustling market in the style of Barcelona’s legendary Boqueria, but its sterile opulence is closer in sensibility to the nearby Fendi boutique, only with ham.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Its magnificence compelled gallery owner Robert Landau to purchase a 17th-century Spanish frame for it in Paris.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The first four show the magnificence of the views across the lagoon.—
Dodie Kazanjian,
Vogue,
14 Mar. 2025
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In a city where a growing economic divide sometimes shows up most prominently in classrooms, this kind of extravagance is out of reach for most students.—
Dionne Searcey,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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An insane extravagance at about $37 — $800 in today’s money.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
11 Dec. 2024
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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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But the Elysian Bar did them one better, augmenting the oysters’ natural luxuriance with thin slices of kumquat and a measured gush of chile-spiked citrus.—
Ian McNulty,
NOLA.com,
22 Dec. 2020
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“Tawdriness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tawdriness. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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