opulence
noun
op·u·lence
ˈä-pyə-lən(t)s 
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Examples of opulence in a Sentence
in some parts of the city nearly unimaginable opulence can be found side by side with nearly unthinkable poverty
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Nick Dimbleby The Range Rover name is simultaneously associated with world-spanning adventure and high-fashion opulence.
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Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 22 May 2024
Sorrentino opens with characteristic opulence as a golden canopy bed allegedly from Versailles is transported across the Bay of Naples in 1950.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
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Bob Sorokanich, Robb Report, 22 May 2024
Sorrentino opens with characteristic opulence as a golden canopy bed allegedly from Versailles is transported across the Bay of Naples in 1950.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
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“Opulence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opulence. Accessed 30 May. 2024.
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opulence
noun
op·u·lence
ˈäp-yə-lən(t)s
: great wealth
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