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
Utilizing natural flagstone, premium pavers, or specialized decorative borders creates a rhythmic, visually stunning path that naturally guides a viewer’s eye toward the home’s best architectural features.
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Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
Whether placed there for decorative or storage purposes, items that sit on top of kitchen cabinets are typically left there for years, rarely cleaned, and often forgotten about.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2026
In Argentina, the pale-blue-and-white plane taking the team and its iconic star Lionel Messi to Kansas City featured a decorative nod to the Inter Miami star.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 4 June 2026
As usual, each designer has partnered with a Design Centre Chelsea Harbour showroom to supply furniture, textiles, and decorative necessities.
—Rory Robertson, Architectural Digest, 3 June 2026
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Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
Whether placed there for decorative or storage purposes, items that sit on top of kitchen cabinets are typically left there for years, rarely cleaned, and often forgotten about.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2026
In Argentina, the pale-blue-and-white plane taking the team and its iconic star Lionel Messi to Kansas City featured a decorative nod to the Inter Miami star.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 4 June 2026
As usual, each designer has partnered with a Design Centre Chelsea Harbour showroom to supply furniture, textiles, and decorative necessities.
—Rory Robertson, Architectural Digest, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorative
ornamental
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There are bronze finishes and other ornamental details, like a bas-relief of the city’s famous skyline and a large station clock.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
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These are purely an ornamental device, and the brilliant decision to include them, despite the fact that ornament is the only practical function, is a choice that only a designer in charge of her brand can make.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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“Decorative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorative. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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