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ostentatious

[os-ten-tey-shuhs, -tuhn-] / ˌɒs tɛnˈteɪ ʃəs, -tən- /


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Jay Gatsby’s ostentatious fortune failed to win the love of Daisy Buchanan.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

In an era of “common prosperity” and a tightening labor market for youth, ostentatious displays of wealth have become viewed as tone-deaf.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026

Payesh isn’t ostentatious, it doesn’t demand to be seen.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

They saw what they considered to be ostentatious displays of wealth, including travels to London, France and the Dominican Republic and scenes of Side partying on a yacht in the Caribbean.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

An ostentatious home thrown up in an assembly line fashion while you wait.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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