showy
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This year the clamor is louder, more aggressive, and tinged with showy economic threats.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026
The month of July kicked off in New York City with two showy stories of couples disrupting life to celebrate their love.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Irony has little use for ecstasy, but Mac’s specialty is spectacle, and his slow, if showy, disposal of wit brought a new immersive quality to the text and performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
Wintour was reportedly “underwhelmed” by Malle’s selection, but who doesn’t love a showy primary?
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
Like Luthuli, he was articulate yet not showy, confident but humble.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Yes: Alcaraz is the faster, showier player, capable of mad sprints to pull out improbable winners, but Sinner’s developed real range.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2025
I first tuned into “Vanderpump Rules” for its addictive schadenfreude: you delighted in seeing the mistakes of your youth play out among a new generation, except in showier locales.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2024
What appealed to you about playing Ray who is rather passive, rather than say, the showier role of Skip?
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2024
However, Stone has the showier role as Poor Things' charming protagonist Bella Baxter, while Gladstone's dignified and resilient Molly Kyle in Flower Moon is a more understated part that enjoys considerably less screen time.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2024
It was a very large ruby, but I've seen showier rings.
From Where There's a Will by Mary Roberts Rinehart
The biggest music stars and the showiest productions are enjoying broad popularity right now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
The segment is easily the film’s showiest, Bi’s camera snaking through streets and darting into different buildings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
Liquids are a compelling reason to explore the new restaurant, which features some winning cocktails, the showiest of which, To Mule or Not to Mule, arrives in a horn-shaped glass.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 5, 2022
Still to see: Oscar favorites Sean Penn and Bradley Cooper have supporting roles in “Licorice Pizza,” and Cooper’s may be the showiest, based on the trailer.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2021
Everyone, meanwhile, appears to be blending into a classless crowd, shedding the showiest kinds of high-status clothes in favor of a jeans-and-sweatsuit informality.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
