glitz
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The production, directed by CTG’s artistic director, Snehal Desai, is drenched in glitz and glamour that conceals its darker themes — until it doesn’t.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
They weren’t in town to hear Britney Spears, immerse themselves in the Strip’s glitz and glamour, or answer the siren call of the blackjack tables.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
"Vienna will have all the glitz, the glamour, and the heart in the middle of the Eurovision logo -- but many will be asking if the heart of the show is still there."
From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025
Though the Wolffs’ farmhouse is technically in the Hamptons, this is a Hamptons entirely without glitz, no $50 lobster salads or traffic snarls or Prada stores.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
Yet in its very portrayal, and in the lavish detail paid to its design, there was a certain false glitz, as though the entire exhibit were under a limelight.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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