the baroque
noun
: a period in the 17th and early 18th centuries in which art and music was characterized by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements
The museum is exhibiting paintings from the baroque.
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This is the Murphy universe’s realism-forward wing, far from the baroque camp of American Horror Story and closer to American Crime Story, home to some of Murphy’s sharpest and most critically lauded work.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2026
Rupert needed a Hollywood rabbi, someone who could teach him the baroque ways in which the town operated.
—Gabriel Sherman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
The peaceful abode came with a whopping five sets of floor-to-ceiling double windows, overlooking the baroque Church of San Pietro Celestino and the hotel’s interior courtyard.
—Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
Tucked away on an unassuming street in the Greenpoint neighborhood, the baroque, historic Warsaw holds just 1,000 people in its intimate, standing-room-only setting — a callback to the types of places where Smith, 33, began their career.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2026
Rupert needed a Hollywood rabbi, someone who could teach him the baroque ways in which the town operated.
—Gabriel Sherman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
The peaceful abode came with a whopping five sets of floor-to-ceiling double windows, overlooking the baroque Church of San Pietro Celestino and the hotel’s interior courtyard.
—Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
Tucked away on an unassuming street in the Greenpoint neighborhood, the baroque, historic Warsaw holds just 1,000 people in its intimate, standing-room-only setting — a callback to the types of places where Smith, 33, began their career.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the baroque
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“The baroque.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20baroque. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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