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
The Emily cabinet has four doors and two inner shelves, and the top can be used to display decorative items.
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Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
But they are grown all throughout the contiguous United States as part of decorative hedges and landscape design.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The event will feature 120 American artists working in ceramics, decorative fiber, basketry, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed-media, wood, paper and wearable art.
—Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
The swimming pool, nicknamed The Tank, is gone, though the decorative tiles remain.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
But they are grown all throughout the contiguous United States as part of decorative hedges and landscape design.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The event will feature 120 American artists working in ceramics, decorative fiber, basketry, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed-media, wood, paper and wearable art.
—Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
The swimming pool, nicknamed The Tank, is gone, though the decorative tiles remain.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for decorative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorative
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Some are registered for use only on turf areas, while others can be used in ornamental and edible gardens.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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One of the smallest snakes in the world is expanding its global empire by hitching a ride in the root balls of ornamental plants shipped around the world.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Decorative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorative. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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