as in ornaments
something that decorates or beautifies
didn't care for Victorian houses and all of their ornamentations
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Noun
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Normally, the family — which includes children Gage, 18; Mason, 20; and Sydney, 22 — celebrates Christmas with ornaments passed down from the children's grandparents.—
Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025 -
Trump has since added more portraits in more opulent and baroque frames, and added decorative ornaments in shiny gold (including wall finials, fireplace accents and a row of vessels where greenery used to be).—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Prepping your home for winter should go beyond pulling out holiday decorations — especially when so many pieces from Martha Stewart’s cozy modern farmhouse furniture collection are on sale during Wayfair Way Day.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The app adds pins to houses, and tapping on them reveals more details, such as whether the home has spooky fun decorations, is welcoming trick or treaters or hosting a community event.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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Trump has already made some other changes at the White House, like golden adornments in the Oval Office and a new patio in the Rose Garden, both of which mirror the aesthetic of his Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Staple embellishments like feathers, sequins and crystals galore were still profusely deployed to telegraph Rizza’s signature penchant for feminine, statement adornments.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Ornamentations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ornamentations. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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