The Oscar ceremonies are Hollywood's biggest extravaganza.
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Extravaganza
/ɪkˌstɹæv.əˈɡæn.zə/
Synonyms for "extravaganza" (152 found)
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antimasqueaudience successballetblatancybombbrazennessbroadcast dramaburlesque showcanardcharadecliff hangercloset dramacolorfulnesscomedy dramaconcoctioncritical successcrudenessdashdaytime serialdazzle
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miracle playmonodramamonologuemoralitymorality playmusic dramamusical revuemysterymystery playmythobtrusivenessoperapageantpanachepanel showpantomimepassion playpastoralpastoral dramapiece
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10 entriesceremonial displaycorporate galafestivalflamboyancemedia eventpageantpageantryparadeproduct launchproduction
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6 entriescampus extravaganzacultural extravaganzafundraising extravaganzagrand extravaganzamedia extravaganzaseasonal extravaganza
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It was this night that he told me the strange story of his youth with Dan Cody— told it to me because "Jay Gatsby" had broken up like glass against Tom's hard malice and the long secret extravaganza was played out.
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The film was a special-effects extravaganza.
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The ingenious method was hit upon of dove-tailing extravaganza and pantomime. A long burlesque, the characters in which have nothing to do with the harlequinade, terminates with one of those elaborate and gorgeous displays which have acquired the name of “Transformation Scenes.”
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