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as in baroque
elaborately and often excessively decorated
an ornate gambling casino that is designed to look like an Italian palace
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as in rhetorical
full of fine words and fancy expressions
the ornate prose that was standard in all diplomatic correspondence in those days
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Recent Examples of ornate
Used primarily as an office building, its ornate design, carvings and sculptures — including a ground floor fountain with frolicking bronze youths — hadn’t invited much public attention or appreciation.
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Lina Lecaro, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
The charming residence opens to a living room occupying the main floor with a vibrant green ceiling, a fireplace, ornate crown moldings, and direct access to the yard.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 27 Jan. 2026
Wilde’s Dolce & Gabbana dress was designed with ornate black lace on the bodice with a scalloped neckline and thin spaghetti straps.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
Artist Hyunhee Kim, whose reimagining of traditional Korean furniture juxtaposes ornate structure and space, contributed multiple creative accents to the Ferrari 12Cilindri Tailor Made.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2026
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Lina Lecaro, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
The charming residence opens to a living room occupying the main floor with a vibrant green ceiling, a fireplace, ornate crown moldings, and direct access to the yard.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 27 Jan. 2026
Wilde’s Dolce & Gabbana dress was designed with ornate black lace on the bodice with a scalloped neckline and thin spaghetti straps.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
Artist Hyunhee Kim, whose reimagining of traditional Korean furniture juxtaposes ornate structure and space, contributed multiple creative accents to the Ferrari 12Cilindri Tailor Made.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ornate
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It could be said that Send Help indulges in more baroque plot twists than fully necessary and begins to lose some steam toward the end.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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Rovinj’s cobbled lanes, baroque churches, and seafood bistros are just a 10-minute walk away.—
Jonnie Bayfield,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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The mechanism varied—presidential decree, rhetorical pressure, or quiet resignation—but the outcome proved consistent.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The rhetorical pattern after the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti makes this plain.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
28 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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Black Rice Often called Forbidden rice, black rice is a whole grain similar to brown rice, with a deep purple-black bran.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
27 Jan. 2026
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Hudson—who was photographed sitting next to Diane Kruger and Michelle Pfeiffer—appeared to be dreaming of spring weather, thanks to a light lavender purple top trimmed with sequins and rhinestones that was a diamanté dream.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
27 Jan. 2026
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There’s folks that tend to be more florid and folks that are more Hemingway-esque.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
24 Dec. 2025
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Neolithic art in Orkney tends to be angular and abstract—less florid than the spirals seen in Irish tombs.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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What extravagant actions can a life of astonishing clothes inspire?—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Since the royal Netflix show first premiered in December 2020, fans have fallen in love with its steamy romance, extravagant costumes and wide range of classical covers of some of the biggest pop hits.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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The duet is unabashedly sappy, its lyrics full of period-perfect, flowery Medieval revivalism tropes.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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The latter is breezier, decked out in caramel shades with geometric lights and flowery furniture.—
Laura Goulden,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
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Step into gilded grandeur where opera meets history.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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There's no gilded frame surrounding it.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Ornate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ornate. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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