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small objects that are used for decoration and are not usually valuable
shelves full of bric-a-brac
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Recent Examples of bric-a-brac
Like the larger market to the north, the flea market at Vanves is home to vintage rugs and clothes, vinyl records, antique jewelry, and other retro bric-a-brac.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2024
This market is a strange concoction of karaoke bars, bric-a-brac and items from that war on sale: photos, medals and dog tags from men who were lost and never found.
—Richard Quest, CNN, 6 Oct. 2024
On Monday, after a judge tossed out his indictment for treating classified documents like so much bric-a-brac at Mar-a-Lago, Trump took to his Truth social media site to issue one of his incendiary all-caps diatribes.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024
But the movie, directed by Reginald Hudlin, take a turn for the fantasy/bizarre when Chris, out hunting for Christmas bric-a-brac, comes across an eccentric pop-up shop called Kringle’s that’s nestled under a concrete tangle of highway.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Dec. 2023
The hotel, once a gentlemen's boardinghouse, is a paean to louche classicism, stocked with antiques and eclectic bric-a-brac that could have been scooped up on a European Grand Tour.
—Betsy Blumenthal, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2023
Throughout the flat are half-finished sculptures of busty women, bags of papers, books, bric-a-brac, passable (from a distance) replicas of military uniforms; miscellaneous items gathered and hoarded for some future use.
—Max Olesker, Longreads, 13 July 2023
While Joan Didion’s sunglasses and assorted bric-a-brac sold for a premium at auction last fall ($27,000 for a pair of sunglasses), her apartment, an 11-room behemoth on the Upper East Side, has not produced quite the same feverish response.
—Curbed, 1 June 2023
Her own work is installed alongside diaries, maps, a UFO photograph, a seaweed specimen, bookbinder tools, bric-a-brac, and various arcana.
—Vulture, 26 May 2023
Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2024
This market is a strange concoction of karaoke bars, bric-a-brac and items from that war on sale: photos, medals and dog tags from men who were lost and never found.
—Richard Quest, CNN, 6 Oct. 2024
On Monday, after a judge tossed out his indictment for treating classified documents like so much bric-a-brac at Mar-a-Lago, Trump took to his Truth social media site to issue one of his incendiary all-caps diatribes.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024
But the movie, directed by Reginald Hudlin, take a turn for the fantasy/bizarre when Chris, out hunting for Christmas bric-a-brac, comes across an eccentric pop-up shop called Kringle’s that’s nestled under a concrete tangle of highway.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Dec. 2023
The hotel, once a gentlemen's boardinghouse, is a paean to louche classicism, stocked with antiques and eclectic bric-a-brac that could have been scooped up on a European Grand Tour.
—Betsy Blumenthal, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2023
Throughout the flat are half-finished sculptures of busty women, bags of papers, books, bric-a-brac, passable (from a distance) replicas of military uniforms; miscellaneous items gathered and hoarded for some future use.
—Max Olesker, Longreads, 13 July 2023
While Joan Didion’s sunglasses and assorted bric-a-brac sold for a premium at auction last fall ($27,000 for a pair of sunglasses), her apartment, an 11-room behemoth on the Upper East Side, has not produced quite the same feverish response.
—Curbed, 1 June 2023
Her own work is installed alongside diaries, maps, a UFO photograph, a seaweed specimen, bookbinder tools, bric-a-brac, and various arcana.
—Vulture, 26 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bric-a-brac
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What to expect: This temporary festive train features lights, decorations and plenty of photo ops.Moyo Adeolu, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
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Unique handmade gifts, festive decorations and creative DIY projects.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
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And just as the Breuer Building is largely free from ornamentation, the faces of both the B/1 and the B/1M are void of numbers or symbols.Oscar Holland, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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Spending days perfecting each instrument’s entry, his approach to ornamentation is uniquely vocal.Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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The most popular items to DIY include ornaments, wreaths, and garlands, as they are often featured in top online searches for holiday craft inspiration.Marni Rose McFall, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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My butt was covered in ornaments, including large baubles and pointy wooden edges.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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Rabanne’s pioneering work redefined conventional notions about materials in apparel design.Fairchild Studio, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
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In the Venn diagram showing the places where apparel overlap, there is a sliver where the two are the same thing.Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Red Velvet Cheesecake Delight, a slice of red velvet cake layered with creamy cheesecake in the center and topped with cream cheese frosting ( $7.99, or whole cake for $35.99).Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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The upcoming special deliveries are geared toward the holidays, offering cake mix, frosting, cornbread and a frozen turkey, alongside fresh produce and shelf stable items.Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024
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The embroidery alone took 38 hours, the legs, which took 20 hours to hand carve, feature golden bronze heels at the feet and, of course, red soles.Rima Suqi, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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The black sheer bodice and the delicate white long skirt were covered with black and white floral embroidery and embellishments, including white petals on the right shoulder.Ada Tseng, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
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Hang baubles, handmade ornaments, or decoration next to poster board tags, then each morning, let someone hang a new adornment on the tree.Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
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The recurring sets see artists from across the spectrum commune at the desk of former NPR host and producer Bob Boilen, performing their music without adornment.Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
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That vehicle has been praised for its ability to stand out even among the Mercedes and BMWs of the world in finery despite having lesser performance and a lack of track-ready models.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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But offered up as a holiday gift, all dressed up in the season’s finery ... who can argue with that?Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Bric-a-brac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bric-a-brac. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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