as in decorative
serving to add beauty
the trim on Victorian houses is sometimes elaborately ornamental
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as in ornament
a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest
a collection of fragile ornamentals kept in a glass cabinet
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Recent Examples of ornamental
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
These streamlined designs have made the more ornamental bottles on the market look all the more eye-catching.
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Emily Kelleher,
InStyle,
27 June 2026
Special To The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
16 May 2026
Featuring four miles of trails, SDBG has the largest public bamboo collection in North America; gardens representing different regions and flora of the world; and demonstration gardens showcasing fruits and vegetables, water-smart ornamentals, and native plants.
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News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Adjective
Adult Japanese beetles feed on about 300 different species of ornamental plants, but especially favor roses, grapevines and crabapple, cherry and linden trees.
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Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
These streamlined designs have made the more ornamental bottles on the market look all the more eye-catching.
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Emily Kelleher,
InStyle,
27 June 2026
Noun
The dry weather may lead to less plant material/weedy plants, which may increase the pressure on irrigated plants such as crops and ornamentals on which grasshoppers survive.
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Special To The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
16 May 2026
Featuring four miles of trails, SDBG has the largest public bamboo collection in North America; gardens representing different regions and flora of the world; and demonstration gardens showcasing fruits and vegetables, water-smart ornamentals, and native plants.
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News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ornamental
Adjective
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In Nevada in 2021, lawmakers passed a law banning decorative grass.
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Ornate features like pocket doors, decorative fireplaces and a Juliet balcony enhance the space.
Noun
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These popular plants are superb, long-lasting garden ornaments.
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But what if diversity wasn’t just a checkbox or an ornament for your outward-facing messaging?
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But rental business owners like Zhao observed that the rental prices have begun to slide as novelty surrounding these stunt-performing androids fades.
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And the expansive format would be a particular novelty for the Kansas City area, where the spectacle of hosting six matches (and ultimately four base camps) would loom largest overlaid on the smallest of the sites.
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Buyers pounced anyway, including a Chinese billionaire, Justin Sun, who spent $75 million on the tokens and $200 million on the souvenir coins.
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In the 1890s, Henry Flagler’s crews leveled a massive burial mound to build his Royal Palm hotel across the river, selling skulls as souvenirs and dumping the rest of the human remains into a sinkhole, never since found.
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Nearby Lost Art Jewelry sells handmade baubles by a master goldsmith.
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This is her 12-carat Ceylon sapphire, surrounded by 14 round diamonds on a platinum band—a bauble formerly owned by her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana.
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But so can characters pushing the knickknack/plaything boundary, like porcelain figurines and piggy banks.
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A lot of those people have Victoria Baumann and Charlie Moreton to thank, the father-daughter duo behind Victoria Essie Studio that produces fidget toys and other knickknacks out of their homes in North Carolina.
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Others receive cheap trinkets, packing material or nothing at all.
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From there, the little trinkets can be placed on a keychain or string for display on a backpack or as a piece of jewelry.
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“Ornamental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ornamental. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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