garish
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“How can we make it even more garish and hideous?” he recalls thinking during the gold-leaf process.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
The clips are garish and not subtle at all - but that hasn't put a dent in how vigorously people are sharing and commenting on them.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Dozens of stores selling fireworks resembling flamethrowers and packaged in garish boxes saw little foot traffic on a weekday morning.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
Mr. Trump’s taste in decor runs toward garish, and there can be reasonable complaints about historical preservation, the architectural footprint, the lack of transparency on the private funding for this project, and the like.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
The reporter—Theodore Dreiser—was young and suffused with a garish self-confidence that drew the attention of the young women.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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