lavish
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There should be no single, all-powerful character around which a democracy revolves, so it is considered unseemly to lavish excessive finery on the head of state.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Xi was afforded a lavish welcome on the trip, which he took with his wife and other senior officials.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Humphrys told The Times he "staggered" back to the office after a "lavish" lunch in August 1974 - and then told to break the news that US president Richard Nixon was resigning.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
As Mr. Talty notes, “to make money and live poorly would have been more suspicious, more un-Greek, than blowing it on a lavish meal.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
By the summer of 1814, Dolley Madison’s lavish White House parties had given way to the harsh realities of war.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Vocabulary lists containing lavish
"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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Grade 9, List 6
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