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Which of these famous settings from American literature would best be described as "lavish"?

lavish

[lav-ish] / ˈlĂŠv ÉȘʃ /




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They lived in a grand Right Bank mansion, entertained at lavish parties and brilliant salons, and mingled with royalty and literary luminaries at society weddings, the opera and the racetrack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

It is a central element in the lavish altars erected to the deceased on November 1-2 and is also used to festoon homes and streets.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

I am not saying I want the life they have, and I am quite grateful for the life I have, which is comfortable but not lavish.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Sean “Diddy” Combs has reportedly been placed in solitary confinement following allegations of his lavish federal prison lifestyle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

To some, the multimillion-dollar party that Kozlowski gave on Sardinia to celebrate his wife’s birthday—replete with a vodka-spewing ice sculpture fashioned after Michelangelo’s David—was a modern echo of the lavish celebrations of the Gilded Age.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

The compassionate attention she lavishes on her gentle, troubled protagonist opens up an entire world, if you’re willing to take in what’s been hiding in plain sight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2024

“For this reason, I wish in my first encyclical to speak of the love which God lavishes upon us, and which we in turn must share with others.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2022

Indeed the most startling thing about the whole thing is Raiff’s regard for his own charms, which presumably explains the close-ups he lavishes on both Andrew and the women who indulge him.

From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2022

Or it lavishes attention on media performances, because the insiders are supposed to be good at that: manipulating the media.

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2021

He lavishes attention on the great storm-colored beast and her tiny rider from the moment we meet in the morning until the moment they disappear for the parade.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

A Singaporean man has lost a court case to claw back hundreds of thousands of dollars that he had lavished on his ex-girlfriend while they were together.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

With vast sums lavished on artificial intelligence investment over the past two years, markets are growing increasingly nervous about whether firms can deliver results to match.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Trump, at a recent Group of Seven summit in France, lavished praise on the U.A.E. president, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Some cabinet members, like Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, lavished the president with adulation in their comments.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

Many nights I lay awake in the shower of straw dust from the mattress above, trying to fathom the marvel of supply lavished upon us.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Wall Street hasn’t exactly been lavishing the stock with praise lately.

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

She’s made headlines for lavishing praise on Clarence Thomas in the past.

From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2026

Companies were growing and bosses were lavishing ever-higher pay and perks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

On social media, Zanu-PF accounts have been lavishing him in praise, commending his philanthropy.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025

And behold! the lavishing on some private interest or individual of a great National or State property or municipal right or franchise!

From Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 by United States. National Conservation Congress


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