5
disguise(noun, sham, covering, fantasy, story)
5
flourish(noun, act, show, display, flash)
4
circus(show, fair, celebration, exhibition, festival)
4
ballet(noun, act, play, presentation, acting)
4
charade(noun, cover, counterfeit, face, contest)
4
event(noun, vision, sight, scene)
4
grandeur(noun, display, glory, richness, splendor)
4
panorama(noun, act, show, display, exhibit)
4
play(noun, verb, act, vision, presentation)
4
pretension(noun, act, cover, show, display)
4
ritual(noun, contest, spectacle)
4
splurge(noun, act, show, display, flash)
4
tableau(noun, place, set, show, contest)
3
affair
3
cavalcade
3
fair(noun, expression, show, display, contest)
3
fanfare(noun, expression, act, show, display)
3
flaunting
3
melodrama(noun, drama)
3
mystery(noun, drama)
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