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gaudy

[gaw-dee] / ˈgɔ di /


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Investors are suddenly very nervous about the gaudy sums tech giants are spending on AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Between Raton, N.M., and Trinidad, Colo., amid a gaudy sunset, we crept past a herd of elk, then plunged into a tunnel.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

It'll be long and tiresome in Washington on Friday, it's got all the potential to be gaudy and embarrassing, uneasy on the eyes and the ears.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

Baken and Baitz’s previous effort coagulated into some sorta cultural critique about the nation going to Hell, while “All’s Fair” celebrates some of the people sending us there in a shameless parade of gaudy excess.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2025

Some of the rooms were brightened with artificial flowers, and gaudy scarves hung on the walls.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan




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