1
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 rhetoric
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
The hotel is renowned for its historic interiors, featuring ornate chandeliers, vaulted ceilings, and bespoke designer suites at its original property and other locations around the world.
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2025
Ivana's 8,725-square-foot home features a range of ornate and lavish details, including a crystal chandelier, silk wallpaper and a fireplace embossed with gold.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Along with the ornate embroidery work, sheer elements featured throughout, giving the look sartorial distinction and an element of modernity.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2025
One owner, in Hyderabad, had lost the painter of his ornate backdrops to a patron in the Middle East.
—M. Z. Adnan, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2025
Ivana's 8,725-square-foot home features a range of ornate and lavish details, including a crystal chandelier, silk wallpaper and a fireplace embossed with gold.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Along with the ornate embroidery work, sheer elements featured throughout, giving the look sartorial distinction and an element of modernity.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2025
One owner, in Hyderabad, had lost the painter of his ornate backdrops to a patron in the Middle East.
—M. Z. Adnan, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ornate
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Subsequent reports revealed that Bolsonaro and his allies had devised a baroque plot to regain power, which included jailing and possibly murdering their political opponents.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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The imposing gothic details of Victor’s castle-laboratory—a portentous warrior-angel statue that comes to life, a screaming Medusa rondel carved in stone—vibrate with gloomy baroque majesty.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
30 Aug. 2025
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The decorated soccer played added several snaps of him and Harper embracing one another throughout the years, including an adorable photo of Harper as a toddler with a pacifier in her mouth hugging David.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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However, the shorter, decorated sword likely wasn’t functional.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 May 2025
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Whether these rhetorical jabs will resonate with voters or simply serve to inflame partisan divisions remains an open question.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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Just asking questions Kennedy and other MAHA proponents also employ another powerful rhetorical tactic: raising questions about topics that have already reached a scientific consensus.—
Megan Donelson,
The Conversation,
25 Aug. 2025
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What to expect Vaughn said the boutique has something for everyone with dress sizes ranging from zero to 28 and a variety of styles from short and simple to long and extravagant.—
Emma George-Griffin,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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As the dust settles on another chaotic summer of extravagant Premier League spending, there’s time to take a step back.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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With heartier, earthen purple corn?—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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There are deep blue- and purple-hued flowers, trees with gentle, weeping branches, shrubs soft to the touch.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Today, The Vinoy, part of the Autograph Collection since 2023, seamlessly bridges its gilded past with a polished present.—
Katie Lara,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Outside, cold rain beats against the room’s high, gilded windows.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
27 Aug. 2025
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There’s no florid wallpaper and no nostalgic oil paintings.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
31 July 2025
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Under the agreement, which provides a conceptual framework for the redevelopment, Goddard would retain Burger King’s original buildings, designed in a florid post-Modern style typical of the 1980s by prominent national architectural firm Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum, today know as HOK.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
18 July 2025
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This discourse only got louder during minicamp when he was called out for his physical appearance and route running.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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As Anisimova kept making things close again, and the crowd kept getting loud, Sabalenka reminded herself to focus on herself.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Ornate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ornate. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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