pageantry

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You give 'em pageantry and they complain that there's too much pageantry, it's too long, the pageantry is boring.

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  1. noun Pageants and their presentation.
  2. noun Grand display; pomp.
  3. noun Empty show; flashy display.

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  • You give 'em pageantry and they complain that there's too much pageantry, it's too long, the pageantry is boring. —  GreenCine Daily
  • The pageantry, the ceremonies, the commentary ... it was a little too much but it is hard not to get swept into it. —  Malabar Spices...
  • Steeped in traditional pomp and pageantry, the parade will start at The Rocks at 9am —  Latest News - Yahoo!7 News
  • One of the guys who'll be up that on stage Sunday night, longtime E Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren, is thrilled to be a part of the Super Bowl pomp and pageantry -- and that his appearance happens to coincide with the big-game debut of his hometown Arizona Cardinals. —  Sports News : CBSSports.com
  • If Swirsky is all pomp and pageantry, then Devlin is meat and potatoes and he makes no apologies for it. —  SLAM! Sports
 

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/ˈpædʒəntri/
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