extravagant
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Manifold criticized plans for new BP headquarters as extravagant and ill-advised.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Country music legend Sheryl Crow is offloading a small slice of her extravagant Nashville estate for $1.8 million—more than a decade after adding the 2.2-acre parcel to her longtime Tennessee compound.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
The supermodel took her penchant for extravagant Halloween costumes to the Met Gala, where she dressed as one of the many marble statues gracing the museum's halls.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
The brightest stars in Hollywood, music, sports and style will hit the red carpet Monday for the Met Gala, the extravagant Manhattan charity ball that this year spotlights the intersection between fashion and art.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
The mound of provisions that a minute ago had looked so pleasingly abundant and exciting—all new! all mine!—suddenly seemed burdensome and extravagant.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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