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

Robert Duvall, a prolific, Oscar-winning actor who shunned glitz and won praise as one of his generation's greatest and most versatile artists, has died at age 95.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 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

Like St. Moritz, the Sun Valley resort area includes a bustling town, but Ketchum, Idaho, feels more Old-West cool than see-and-be-seen glitz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 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