as in ornamental
serving to add beauty
a necklace of decorative flowers was planted along the path to the cottage
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Recent Examples of decorative
Cellphone videos of the crash show that around 8:20 p.m. Saturday evening, the Cuauhtémoc — with soft, yellow, decorative lights strung through its masts and rigging — was drifting backward toward the bridge with sailors standing on the deck and along the masts.
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Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 18 May 2025
There are decorative patterns at the archway entrance of the library that were modeled after Labna, a Mesoamerican archaeological site that’s known as a portal.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
From heirlooms to new finds, decorative china is making a comeback.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2025
The ensemble had a decorative over-the-shoulder circular top, as Stone rocked short red hair and accessorized with an emerald, diamond earring.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025
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Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 18 May 2025
There are decorative patterns at the archway entrance of the library that were modeled after Labna, a Mesoamerican archaeological site that’s known as a portal.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
From heirlooms to new finds, decorative china is making a comeback.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2025
The ensemble had a decorative over-the-shoulder circular top, as Stone rocked short red hair and accessorized with an emerald, diamond earring.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorative
ornamental
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Luckily at least one herbicide is available to spray on invading grass that can be used among ornamental plants that lists Asiatic jasmine on the label.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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While the adults chew on ornamental plants, fruit trees, berry plants, and many different shade and ornamental trees such as linden, Japanese maple, crepe myrtle, and flowering crabapple, the grubs feed on the roots of turfgrasses and vegetable seedlings, says Potter.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
7 May 2025
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“Decorative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorative. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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