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garish

[gair-ish, gar-] / ˈgɛər ɪʃ, ˈgær- /


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Picture an abandoned, windowless yellow room with garish fluorescent lights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

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

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Cooper would certainly have found it funny that while delivering this heartfelt tribute, Lisa is wearing a truly garish bright pink ski suit.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

In concert, she’s powerful, hardly a princess of perfection but gorgeously garish, a fun and funny powerhouse provocateur, dripping in costumes, onstage audience members and sweat.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The colors and shapes and words and pictures are so garish, so abundant, that they are mesmerizing.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth




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