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showy

[shoh-ee] / ˈʃoʊ i /


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Wintour was reportedly “underwhelmed” by Malle’s selection, but who doesn’t love a showy primary?

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Obviously, it got more aggressive and became more of a huge, showy, crazy, overstimulating thing as it, as it moved its way over to the States.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

But that ego-removing message never quite reached the Met’s showy music director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"He was not showy and maybe that was to the detriment of his legacy but I hope people will start to recognise him a little more than maybe he has been so far."

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

The whip is largely for making showy, whip-cracking arrivals in town.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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