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as in baroque
elaborately and often excessively decorated
an ornate gambling casino that is designed to look like an Italian palace
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as in rhetoric
full of fine words and fancy expressions
the ornate prose that was standard in all diplomatic correspondence in those days
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Recent Examples of ornate
So the design team doubled down with ornate wallpaper from Scottish brand Timorous Beasties and bold paint in shades of coral, mossy green, and dusty blue.
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Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 20 July 2025
Ghosh’s one-to-two-word lines, thick with luscious ls and ws, are at once ornate arrangements and liquid mouthfuls.
—Christopher Spaide
august 1, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
The main draw was engaging with the celebrities while Carpenter took photos on an ornate throne and spent time with each guest.
—Justin Conklin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Renowned for its ornate Rococo interior, the library’s colorful gallery is marked with statues and artworks of mythological and biblical figures.
—Kaela Ling, CNBC, 31 July 2025
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Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 20 July 2025
Ghosh’s one-to-two-word lines, thick with luscious ls and ws, are at once ornate arrangements and liquid mouthfuls.
—Christopher Spaide
august 1, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
The main draw was engaging with the celebrities while Carpenter took photos on an ornate throne and spent time with each guest.
—Justin Conklin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Renowned for its ornate Rococo interior, the library’s colorful gallery is marked with statues and artworks of mythological and biblical figures.
—Kaela Ling, CNBC, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ornate
Adjective
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The team also compared the tunes of 26 individual seals to other vocal species including humpback whales, bottlenose dolphins and squirrel monkeys, as well as different styles of music – baroque, classical, romantic, contemporary and Beatles songs.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Aug. 2025
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There’s just something so deeply magnetic about baroque pearls.—
Selene Oliva,
Glamour,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Egypt's move further amplifies how mere rhetorical support for the Gazans only goes so far.—
Daniel Markind,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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With examples drawn from Scripture and across the length of history, Paine commits rhetorical regicide.—
Matthew Redmond
August 13,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The mushroom risotto is rich and satisfying, and the beautiful, extravagant dinnerware adds to the restaurant’s glamorous feel.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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The sky’s the limit for any kind of unique, unexpected, or extravagant request.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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What is unknown is why there is an orange lock, a pink lock and a purple lock.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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The Taco Bell-exclusive menu item is a purple spin on the tropical-lime favorite.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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His gilded career includes World Series, NBA Finals, and the NHL’s Stanley Cup Finals on network television.—
Richard Deitsch,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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Fire destroyed the original residence centuries ago, but in rooms off the temple’s quiet courtyard is a small exhibition of scrolls and gilded clamshells decorated with scenes from the novel.—
Lauren Groff,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
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There’s no florid wallpaper and no nostalgic oil paintings.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
31 July 2025
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Under the agreement, which provides a conceptual framework for the redevelopment, Goddard would retain Burger King’s original buildings, designed in a florid post-Modern style typical of the 1980s by prominent national architectural firm Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum, today know as HOK.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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The employee said a juvenile inside the restaurant was becoming loud, aggressive and was threatening employees and using profanities, according to a report from The South Bend Tribune.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
23 Aug. 2025
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The timing is notable: Trump’s Truth Social post about Bolton had nothing to do with classified information and everything to do with the fact that Bolton was one of the loudest reality checks on television about the President’s embarrassing summit a day earlier with Vladimir Putin, in Alaska.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Crop tops, lacy camis, and bandeau tops would all work well paired with it.—
Amber Love Bond,
Travel + Leisure,
28 June 2025
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Carpenter wore nothing but a pair of lacy white stockings.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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“Ornate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ornate. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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