as in ornamental
a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest
picked up some cheap baubles at the fair
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Recent Examples of bauble
Slouchy fits with grungy washes were embellished with baubles, distressing and color contrasting patchwork.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 7 Mar. 2025
These weren’t just decorative baubles.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Inside the vast, white manufacturing hall, bags and bags of blood dangle overhead, suspended from a steel rail like macabre baubles.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Guests stream through its turnstiles to see Christmas trees bristling with baubles and Santa wearing his thick red and white suit under the sun.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 7 Mar. 2025
These weren’t just decorative baubles.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Inside the vast, white manufacturing hall, bags and bags of blood dangle overhead, suspended from a steel rail like macabre baubles.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Guests stream through its turnstiles to see Christmas trees bristling with baubles and Santa wearing his thick red and white suit under the sun.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bauble
Noun
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Companion plants for ornamentals such as hydrangeas are selected for aesthetic purposes.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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Multipurpose nasturtiums can be grown for their edible flowers and leaves, or enjoyed as pollinator-friendly ornamentals.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Isabelle McCalla gives an endearing, heartfelt and sometimes tearful performance as Elinor, who sings poignantly about her desire to be more useful in society than just a child-bearing ornament.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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The species’s presence in the U.K. dates back at least two hundred and fifty thousand years, and has inspired whimsical reverence—badgers appear across children’s literature and cartoons, on holiday ornaments, and as beloved mascots—and extreme loathing.—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Bauble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bauble. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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