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garish

[gair-ish, gar-] / ˈgɛər ɪʃ, ˈgær- /


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“How can we make it even more garish and hideous?” he recalls thinking during the gold-leaf process.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Dozens of stores selling fireworks resembling flamethrowers and packaged in garish boxes saw little foot traffic on a weekday morning.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Despite some impressively garish trousers, YouTuber George Clarke hit a bum note with his Jive to Harry Styles' As It Was.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

Mr. Trump’s taste in decor runs toward garish, and there can be reasonable complaints about historical preservation, the architectural footprint, the lack of transparency on the private funding for this project, and the like.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Darting through the moonlight were two small hairy shapes dressed in mismatched clothes and garish hats.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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