ostentatiously
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Spielberg worked within the system, Coppola spent lavishly and even ostentatiously to build his own studio and Lucas found his independence through a quieter, more conservative and technology-driven route.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
In “Enchanted Escape,” we see her ostentatiously unadorned Sèvres porcelain plates and silverware for the royal toilette, a pink neoclassical armchair for resting after doing very little.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
They all ostentatiously embraced him and each other in a show of total unity.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2025
Even if they could ostentatiously display their wealth, Mr Wegmüller believes "our guests won't want to show off what they have".
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025
We went to the car, which P. D. carefully and ostentatiously pretended to unlock.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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