spectacular display

collocation in English

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spectacular
adjective
uk
/spekˈtæk.jə.lər/us
/spekˈtæk.jə.lɚ/
very exciting to ...
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display
noun
uk
/dɪˈspleɪ/us
/dɪˈspleɪ/
a collection of objects or pictures arranged for people to look at, or a performance or show for people ...
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(Definition ofspectacularanddisplayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was aspectaculardisplayof power and authority.
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Though party conferences invariably culminated in aspectaculardisplayof loyalty to the leadership, there were times when the platform came under overwhelming pressure from the delegates in the hall.
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In summer, male cisticolas of smaller species makespectaculardisplayflights while larger species perch in prominent places to sing lustily.
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The area is famous for itsspectaculardisplayof wildflowers in the spring.
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At sunset, there is aspectaculardisplay, as the sunlight dances all over the valley, and through a hole in one of the mountains.
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Fruit ripens mid to late winter and always crops very heavily, making aspectaculardisplayagainst the dark green foliage.
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The appearance of abundant flowers in summer is aspectaculardisplay.
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In the evening of the inaugural day the city dwellers viewed aspectaculardisplayof fireworks in the vicinity of the project.
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Its transmitting antenna and tower was abruptly struck by aspectaculardisplayof lightning only after two hours on the air during its inaugural sign-on.
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In early spring the church is surrounded by aspectaculardisplayof snowdrops, which the public is free to visit.
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This results in aspectaculardisplayof lava fountains.
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Pairs will also engage in aspectaculardisplay, by rearing up and rushing across the surface of the water side by side, making a loud pattering sound with their feet.
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Parliament can be, often is, and ought to be, a stage for spectacular displays of oratory.
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In public demonstrations of his generators, the spectacular displays drew crowds.
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Glaciers descending from high snow-capped mountains into the bay create spectacular displays of ice and iceberg formation.
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Pairs may indulge in spectacular displays of calling in unison and posturing.
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There were several spectacular displays at the banquet referred to by contemporary witnesses as entremets.
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Using cells known as chromatophores, the cuttlefish can put on spectacular displays, changing colour in an instant.
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