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flamboyant

[flam-boi-uhnt] / flæmˈbɔɪ ənt /


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“What we didn’t like about progressive rock was that it was too flamboyant without substance,” Pack told The Times in 1999.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

A real showboater is someone whose very mention elicits warm, fuzzy memories of flamboyant flicks and trickery.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Proud, flamboyant ridiculousness is all over Mr. Jacobs’s work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Known for his gravity-defying "stoppie" celebration, where he rides balancing only on his bike's front wheel, the flamboyant 29-year-old brings spectacular skill to the competition.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

There was Dostum, the flamboyant Uzbek commander, leader of the Junbish-i-Milli faction, who had a reputation for shifting allegiances.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini




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