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sumptuous

[suhmp-choo-uhs] / ˈsʌmp tʃu əs /


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Horsfield’s version shows the kind of sumptuous cage many aspire to live in, revealing why some people prefer to remain lavishly trapped, and others rattle the bars, hoping for escape.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

The nizam’s court, with its sumptuous palaces, its concubines, its rituals and recitations of poetry and music, was the chief inheritor of the archaic grandeur of the moguls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The play, a sumptuous historical pastiche, is both an invitation and a daunting challenge to theater makers.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

The feature had aimed "to create a sumptuous and resplendent atmosphere", the hotel's parent company said in a filing Wednesday.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

From where the sleeves ended, her soft arm-flesh swelled and dropped over her dimpled elbows in a sumptuous bulge.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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