opulence
noun
op·u·lence
ˈä-pyə-lən(t)s 
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in some parts of the city nearly unimaginable opulence can be found side by side with nearly unthinkable poverty
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The primary suite radiates a somber sort of opulence.
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Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 4 June 2025
The Sirens team turned their eyes (and lenses) southwest, landing upon another gorgeous spot on the Atlantic shoreline that exuded the combination of natural beauty and moneyed opulence favored by the old-money dynasties of the East Coast.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 29 May 2025
Nowhere on the official site is there mention of the 155 enslaved people whose labor made this level of opulence possible.
—Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 29 May 2025
Abandoned for a decade, the mid-century, modern-style home, donated as a tax write-off, had potential, but its days of opulence were long behind it.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
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Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 4 June 2025
The Sirens team turned their eyes (and lenses) southwest, landing upon another gorgeous spot on the Atlantic shoreline that exuded the combination of natural beauty and moneyed opulence favored by the old-money dynasties of the East Coast.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 29 May 2025
Nowhere on the official site is there mention of the 155 enslaved people whose labor made this level of opulence possible.
—Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 29 May 2025
Abandoned for a decade, the mid-century, modern-style home, donated as a tax write-off, had potential, but its days of opulence were long behind it.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for opulence
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“Opulence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opulence. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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opulence
noun
op·u·lence
ˈäp-yə-lən(t)s
: great wealth
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