ostentatiously
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From a largely Protestant city, it became an ostentatiously Catholic one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
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
You also ostentatiously delight in driving your foes to distraction.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2024
Picture a pampered socialite ostentatiously putting her generational wealth on display.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
They came to the store and ostentatiously looked over whatever she was doing and went back to report to him at the house.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
Vocabulary lists containing ostentatiously
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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The Glass Castle
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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