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pomp

[pomp] / pɒmp /


Usage

What are other ways to say pomp? Pomp suggests such a show of dignity and authority as characterizes a ceremony of state: The coronation was carried out with pomp and splendor. Ostentation refers to vain, ambitious, pretentious, or offensive display: tasteless and vulgar ostentation. Display applies to an intentionally conspicuous show: a great display of wealth. Show often indicates an external appearance that may or may not accord with actual facts: a show of modesty

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Dudamel’s Disney “finale,” however momentous, lacked nearly all the trappings of pomp.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

While Putin's visit is not expected to receive the same pomp as Trump's, "the Xi-Putin relationship does not require that kind of performative reassurance", said Patricia Kim from the Brookings Institution in Washington.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Beneath the pomp and bonhomie there are significant differences in what the two sides want to get out of the summit and how they perceive the U.S.-China relationship writ large.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

I love the pomp and circumstance, so I know it’s just going to be an exciting time all around.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Two nights before His Lordship of the New Creation was to depart, the Royal Governor of the Province held a great levee to send Cheldthorpe olf with pomp.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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