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
The dark red ale gave off a strong banana aroma with gingerbread spices and a definite licorice hit.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
Your mileage may vary, but know that the best gingerbread cookie in Disneyland is actually inside the park at the Harbor Galley, where the cookies are smaller and rounder but also spicier and chewier.
—Todd Martens, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
The beverage menu includes a gingerbread old-fashioned and a tequila cocktail with ginger beer, cranberries and lime juice.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
For a cozier evening, consider making a gingerbread house on your own.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
Your mileage may vary, but know that the best gingerbread cookie in Disneyland is actually inside the park at the Harbor Galley, where the cookies are smaller and rounder but also spicier and chewier.
—Todd Martens, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
The beverage menu includes a gingerbread old-fashioned and a tequila cocktail with ginger beer, cranberries and lime juice.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
For a cozier evening, consider making a gingerbread house on your own.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gingerbread
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Every California governor since Earl Warren back in World War II had annually paraded into the ornate 1800s-decor Assembly chamber to address a joint session of the Legislature in what was always the most festive occasion of the year in the state Capitol.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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The service is a dream, as are the common spaces—handwoven tapestries by Portuguese artist José Sobral de Almada Negreiros hang throughout, with ornate furnishings and happy wallpaper in a rich yellow.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 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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The film is based on the true story of Joseph ‘Lupo’ Rulli (Interdonato), a legendary New Jersey boxer plagued with polio before his career peaks, who then rises as a mobster in the Bonanno Crime family, while his older brother Dennis (Stahl) becomes a decorated State Policeman in the same town.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Gingerbread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gingerbread. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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