embellishments

plural of embellishment

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Recent Examples of embellishments The ensemble also featured beaded embellishments. Catherine Santino, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024 Celebrity nail artist Thuy Nguyen, who counts Olivia Rodrigo and Lana Condor as clients, uses a deep mustard gold for a full-coverage nail look that doesn’t need any embellishments to shine. Audrey Noble, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024 The minidress featured embellishments resembling a nightscape and included imagery of sparkling clouds, stars and a crescent moon. Hedy Phillips, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embellishments
Noun
  • On the opposite end of the spectrum, most Republicans, 71 percent, view those statements as exaggerations.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Drake’s stardom is, seemingly in Lamar’s eyes, hollow, built on a foundation of falsehoods, or at least exaggerations, and done without principles.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The decorations continue inside, where mantels and shelves crowd with evergreen garlands, scarlet poinsettias and spiky pine cones.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
  • That very night, British troops heard Germans singing carols and saw decorations poking up from the opposite trenches.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Playing cards and jokers can be equipped with enhancements that will increase your score.
    Scott Robertson, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Carro, known for his tough stance on crime and his experience with cases involving terrorism enhancements, will play a key role in shaping the trial's proceedings.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024

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