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ritzy

(ˈrɪtsi)
mod. elegant; flamboyant. That is a real ritzy car.
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have historically paid higher rates for the same insurance package as those in ritzier communities, even if they were good drivers.
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The local hills also thrum with locally manufactured bark-blowing trucks that deliver mountains of mulch and soil to the ritzier neighborhoods of town.
Blowers and mowers? What? I can't hear you!
If it's lively you are after, the Southern strip has a buzzier feel than other parts of the island with more budget accommodation than the ritzier West Coast - but the beaches are as good if not better.
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Barely into his teens, Foxx was a popular musician at parties held in Terrell's ritzier neighborhoods.
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One neighborhood contained slightly larger, ritzier dwellings, he notes.
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At night we would take walks to see the lobbies of the ritzier hotels like the Eden Roc, the Doral, and the Jewish grande dame of Collins Avenue, the Fountainebleau.
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But when the Rialto opened in 1918 on Millbury Street, its ritzier surroundings (and cushioned seats) sucked the business out of lower-end theaters like the Vernon.
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On the water, pleasure craft of all shapes and sizes, as well as ritzier launches and the occasional cruise ship, add to the colourful scene.
Sorrento and the Bay of Naples
It doesn't get any ritzier than these 18 holes, the only course in Sarasota by world-renowned golf-design master Tom Fazio, located on 315 tropical acres in Lakewood Ranch, with 16 lakes and a meticulously sculpted layout that boasts elevation changes exceeding 65 feet--unheard of in Florida golf.
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We know kids travel to ritzier neighborhoods than their own in hopes of gaining the Holy Grail of Halloween candy: the full-sized candy bar.
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If, however, you're working simply to maintain a ritzier lifestyle you must ask yourself whether acrylic nails, false tans, foreign holidays and four-wheel drives are worth the strain.
Career women feel strain of workload
NEW YORK -- NEW YORK, April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabra is moving up in the world to ritzier neighborhoods.
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Ritzier centers like Westfield Shoppingtown Promenade and Fashion Square haven't seen customer drop-off.
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And if you want to make your Mondeo cabin a bit ritzier, pounds 350 buys you a complete hide interior out of a '99 V6 model.
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