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pomp

[pomp] / pɒmp /


Usage

What are other ways to say pomp? Pomp suggests such a show of dignity and authority as characterizes a ceremony of state: The coronation was carried out with pomp and splendor. Ostentation refers to vain, ambitious, pretentious, or offensive display: tasteless and vulgar ostentation. Display applies to an intentionally conspicuous show: a great display of wealth. Show often indicates an external appearance that may or may not accord with actual facts: a show of modesty

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I love the pomp and circumstance, so I know it’s just going to be an exciting time all around.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Anyone who has never attended the race may be left to wonder: With all the pomp in the grandstands, how does anyone get a clear glimpse of the finish line?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

How much of the pomp will translate into politics?

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Kenyan President William Ruto said the rail link will "define generations", speaking at a ceremony in grand pomp and circumstance with his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni in Kisumu, near the Kenya-Uganda border.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

In June she married Tom Buchanan of Chicago with more pomp and circumstance than Louisville ever knew before.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald




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