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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
The director of the Louvre in Paris took the hot seat on Wednesday, answering questions from lawmakers amid mounting criticism over apparent security lapses that enabled thieves to pull off Sunday's brazen daylight heist of more than $100 million in jewels from the museum's ornate Apollo Gallery.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
The ornate gold piece, which features 1,354 diamonds and 56 emeralds, was damaged in the heist, prosecutors said.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to dust off the quirky, ornate tableware that can make any place feel like home.
—Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Statement jewelry, vibrant colors, and braided hairstyles offered a striking contrast to the ornate 18th-century architecture — a vivid reflection of Black excellence redefining tradition.
—Essence, 20 Oct. 2025
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
The ornate gold piece, which features 1,354 diamonds and 56 emeralds, was damaged in the heist, prosecutors said.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to dust off the quirky, ornate tableware that can make any place feel like home.
—Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Statement jewelry, vibrant colors, and braided hairstyles offered a striking contrast to the ornate 18th-century architecture — a vivid reflection of Black excellence redefining tradition.
—Essence, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ornate
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Indie rock veered away from the more ornate, baroque pocket that Grizzly Bear dominated, with indie rock bands in the late 2010s and early 2020s going more pop, country, or shoegaze.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
10 Oct. 2025
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From baroque palaces to Bauhaus, Germany offers a journey through centuries of creativity, innovation, and imagination.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
18 Sep. 2025
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The decorated soccer played added several snaps of him and Harper embracing one another throughout the years, including an adorable photo of Harper as a toddler with a pacifier in her mouth hugging David.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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However, the shorter, decorated sword likely wasn’t functional.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 May 2025
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These messages are more than rhetorical escalation.—
Stephanie A,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
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But Chicago and New York are Democratic strongholds and frequent targets of the president’s rhetorical ire, so the moves on spending are plainly perceived as a new front in the shutdown battle.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
5 Oct. 2025
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Gather with friends and while away the afternoon with magically spiked concoctions — whether sipping a Jasmine Peach or Cucumber Mint Mystic Tea — and extravagant savory and sweet treats.—
Kathryn Streeter,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Andrew later invited the couple back to Windsor in 2006 for his daughter Princess Beatrice’s extravagant 18th birthday ball, according to Britain’s The Sun on Sunday newspaper.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Raptors crowd, generally decked out in red, black, gold, purple, white and some of the other colours the Raptors have featured over the years, sported far more blue than usual on Friday.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Barney, the purple dinosaur, became its top-selling costume of all time in 1992.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
24 Oct. 2025
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Diners can enjoy a modern interpretation of Turkish cuisine indoors amid the gilded decor or on the breezy terrace overlooking the Bosphorus.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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This time around, Faracy wore a gilded replica of the look, consisting of a gold corset with a gold cone bra, an assortment of gold chains, gold hoop earrings, and a gold hairpiece adorning her high ponytail.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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The screenwriter, Nora Garrett, has achieved an amusingly florid Hollywood simulacrum—one that tilts into knowing parody—of an intensely self-regarding world.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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Schnabel has already introduced his most florid gambit: flashbacks to Dante Alighieri, who is played by Isaac with a morose Shakespearean flourish.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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The former instantly adds a second layer of security against unwanted guests, and the latter emits an ultra-loud alarm while acting like a door stop wedge, scaring off any stranger who tries to enter your room.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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Due to the struggles that the Florida State Seminoles have gone through this season following their opening upset win over the Alabama Crimson Tide, calls have begun getting louder for the program to consider firing head coach Mike Norvell.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Ornate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ornate. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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