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as in deluxe
showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort
the luxurious apartment was filled with the latest electronic gadgets and fine works of art
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as in sensual
given to or marked by excessive gratification of one's desires
squandered his fortune in the relentless satisfaction of his luxurious tastes
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Recent Examples of luxurious
For a more luxurious experience, go glamping at Solana Guest Ranch and Spanish Villas.
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Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 27 Apr. 2026
The luxurious bedding set features a reversible, 100 percent cotton honeycomb design, which is wrinkle-free, soft, and breathable.
—Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
The speaker is meant to convey a luxurious feel, as it's made of real wood veneer and features tactile buttons and knobs.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
Give a luxurious backyard the feel of a private resort with an extra-tall living privacy wall.
—Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
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Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 27 Apr. 2026
The luxurious bedding set features a reversible, 100 percent cotton honeycomb design, which is wrinkle-free, soft, and breathable.
—Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
The speaker is meant to convey a luxurious feel, as it's made of real wood veneer and features tactile buttons and knobs.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
Give a luxurious backyard the feel of a private resort with an extra-tall living privacy wall.
—Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for luxurious
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The business’s core package goes for $729 and includes the rental of one camcorder for a week and a three- to five-minute edited video from the Wedding Weekender team; a deluxe package bumps the deal up to two camcorders and a five- to seven-minute video and costs $989.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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Accessibility Accessible city king, city double, and deluxe city king rooms are available.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Apr. 2026
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From cheeky shots of celebrities like Jane Fonda and Arnold Schwarzenegger to extravagant, sensual portfolios of America’s Olympic squads, the magazine’s pantheon of photographers have helped to define the genre of sports portraiture.—
Jonathan Pace,
Vanity Fair,
26 Apr. 2026
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Here, the sado-sensual yearning of the Confederacy to instantiate itself through the fetishes and reliquaries of figurative sculpture is shown as hollow, impotent, all too discomfiting, and very real.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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Silver Ray offers an upbeat, energetic vibe rarely felt on ultra-luxury ships.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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The latter may reestablish Cadillac as a performance brand, while the former — a handmade bespoke offering that starts at $400,000 — brings ultra-luxury levels back to the iconic company.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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But back in the 1950s, most Americans thought of Cuba as little more than a hedonistic paradise.—
Mo Rocca,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The venue’s original leopard print carpet also remains—a hangover from its disco days and the longstanding witness to some of the city’s most hedonistic moments.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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But now all that luxuriant coat is starting to come off.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2026
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The luxuriant texture combined with the umami depth-charge can stun a table into silence.—
Henri Hollis,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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The gourmet scene is yet another aspect that makes Vienna a must-visit for sybaritic travelers.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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Vertical’s lavish Saudi-shot epic Desert Warrior opened to $472k on 1,010 screens.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2026
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Mountainaire, an eleven-person luxury cabin in Hampshire County along the North River, is the picture of rustic elegance; enjoy lavish meals at the French farm table, light fires in the outdoor fireplace, and snuggle into your vintage four-poster iron bed.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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Although Duchossois’ acquisition of Arlington Park in 1983 and his ownership of the luxurious track overshadowed his achievements as a breeder, his beautiful Hill ‘N Dale Farm near Barrington was a model breeding farm, as impressive as any of those in Kentucky.—
Neil Milbert,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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To some extent, the cool commercial logic of the fashion industry—which transforms beautiful, original works into cheaply reproducible goods, season after season—echoes that of Hollywood, which regularly cannibalizes and, yes, franchises its greatest successes.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Luxurious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luxurious. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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