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Recent Examples of ornamentation If László had written the script, these women would have been regarded as ornamentation, a festooning, and probably would have been removed. Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025 The Chrysler Building is now widely regarded as an Art Deco masterpiece, and its steel ornamentation is a welcome reminder of a different era in New York. Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2024 The record itself is pretty stripped down, with a small combo and not a lot of ornamentation. Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025 Pope Francis’s tweaks are mostly focused on simplifying the ceremonies and eliminating unnecessary ornamentation. Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ornamentation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ornamentation
Noun
  • The mother-of-pearl embroidery that traced a black wrap dress was inspired by the decoration on Korean wedding chests.
    Steff Yotka, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Lauren was planning a small birthday party for her soon-to-be 6-year-old, with the decorations ordered and the invitations sent out.
    Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Also unveiled are floral ornaments and garlands that haven’t been visible for decades: the result is a grand, wedding-cake-like aesthetic. Inside the building, meanwhile, the grand lobby features restored leaded glass and marble panels; while wooden desks and booths hark back to the 1920s roots.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Idiomatic ornaments enlivened the repeat sections; these had a particularly exhilarating impact in Variation 5, amid sixteenth notes of already breathtaking effortlessness.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Yet what Caravaggio was really doing circa 1600, with this anti-academic technique, was something perhaps not so out of line with Francis’ approach: stripping the holy narrative of its adornments, to devote himself to the here and now.
    Jason Farago, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • But at their core, pockets represented functional clothing, and women’s dress was meant to be decorative; these ideas crystallized during the Enlightenment era, which also led to men ditching their heels and more ornate adornments, and instead adopting more sober, standardized dress.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Ornamentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ornamentation. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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