as in decoration
something that decorates or beautifies
didn't care for Victorian houses and all of their ornamentations
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Recent Examples of ornamentation
Most of the space is dimly lit, with spotlights that accentuate Thomas’s signature strass ornamentation—liberally applied not only to the outlines of her Black female figures, but also to their ruby-red lips, lustrous hair, the lines between their toes, and the surrounding decorative patterns.
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Amy Verner, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2025
These people likely surrounded themselves with items that exhibited various artistic expressions and ornamentation.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
The ornamentation found on the beaks and tops of heads of hornbills are a structure similar to the casque on the cassowary, a bird species found in New Guinea and Australia.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
Comparable in size to the Arc de Triomphe, the Porte Monumentale also contained surface ornamentation based on Haeckel’s exacting lifelong documentation of organisms to be found in the world’s oceans.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
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Amy Verner, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2025
These people likely surrounded themselves with items that exhibited various artistic expressions and ornamentation.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
The ornamentation found on the beaks and tops of heads of hornbills are a structure similar to the casque on the cassowary, a bird species found in New Guinea and Australia.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
Comparable in size to the Arc de Triomphe, the Porte Monumentale also contained surface ornamentation based on Haeckel’s exacting lifelong documentation of organisms to be found in the world’s oceans.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ornamentation
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The edifice boasts an abundance of sculpted decoration, while its grand staircase echoes Michelangelo’s design for the Laurentian Library in Florence.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Throughout the home, there has been an obvious attention to detail and decoration.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
11 Jan. 2026
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After removing ornaments and dusting your tree, go ahead and dismantle it.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Four Freedoms Roosevelt named were not rhetorical ornaments offered as inspiration so much as a diagnosis.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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When Christmas rolls around, her home can be found overflowing with cheerful Hobby Lobby finds, from red and green adornments to unique, oversized jingle bells.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
28 Jan. 2026
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The restaurateur’s identity is represented via cultural adornments, family photographs or artwork plastered along the walls.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Ornamentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ornamentation. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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