as in ornate
elaborately and often excessively decorated
marveled at all the woodwork on the historic gingerbread cottages that lined the coast
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Recent Examples of gingerbread
Most people associate the holidays with a spread of seasonal desserts, which often includes both gingerbread and sugar cookies.
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Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2025
And therein lies the caveat for gingerbread houses of this size.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
Seasonal open houses, caroling parties, gingerbread decorating contests, and more have our calendars chockfull of holly jolly social calls.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
The dark red ale gave off a strong banana aroma with gingerbread spices and a definite licorice hit.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
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Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2025
And therein lies the caveat for gingerbread houses of this size.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
Seasonal open houses, caroling parties, gingerbread decorating contests, and more have our calendars chockfull of holly jolly social calls.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
The dark red ale gave off a strong banana aroma with gingerbread spices and a definite licorice hit.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gingerbread
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As for the ornate headwear, seersucker suits, and profusion of pastels that usually accompany this horse race, well, that’s your call.—
Devra Ferst,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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Instead, think of the hyper-realistic ornate floral rugs your mom might’ve had sometime in the '90s or early 2000s.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
3 Apr. 2026
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The decorated skier suffered back-to-back injuries in the last month.—
Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Long overshadowed by his more decorated co-star, Brown is emerging as a legitimate NBA MVP candidate as the season’s halfway mark approaches.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Gingerbread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gingerbread. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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