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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
The plush red velvet auditorium feels impossibly ornate, crowned by the glittering chandelier.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2026
In contrast to her ornate starter home, this second residence is aesthetically more minimalistic, with six bedrooms and seven bathrooms and hardwood floors throughout.
—Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 2 Mar. 2026
Similar to the ornate bank hall, the smaller side room influenced the work, with its curved white walls and absence of visual design stimuli.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 1 Mar. 2026
According to Deirdre Clemente, a fashion and culture historian, the emergence of the suit as the standard for men in the 18th and 19th centuries was itself a rebellion against the ornate, flashy and colorful clothing associated with aristocracy.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2026
In contrast to her ornate starter home, this second residence is aesthetically more minimalistic, with six bedrooms and seven bathrooms and hardwood floors throughout.
—Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 2 Mar. 2026
Similar to the ornate bank hall, the smaller side room influenced the work, with its curved white walls and absence of visual design stimuli.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 1 Mar. 2026
According to Deirdre Clemente, a fashion and culture historian, the emergence of the suit as the standard for men in the 18th and 19th centuries was itself a rebellion against the ornate, flashy and colorful clothing associated with aristocracy.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ornate
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Blake’s imagery is actually very similar to a lot of baroque Tibetan imagery describing the birth of ego in open space.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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Known for his baroque and subversive work, Park has a long history with Cannes.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
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Trinidad and Tobago, which has offered practical and rhetorical support to the administration's moves, declined to sign the agreement.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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Notwithstanding his rhetorical mistake in Atlanta, any future attacks that come from the tour will hold little water given his track record.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
26 Feb. 2026
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The decorated skier suffered back-to-back injuries in the last month.—
Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 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 taco features a stratum of smoke and heat, with the octopus piled onto a fresh corn tortilla with purple onions pickled Yucatan-style with citrus.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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This full-sun outdoor container stars a wandering dude vine with bold purple, green, and silver foliage.—
Johanna Silver,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2026
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Early in 2024, taggers began turning its skyscrapers into canvases for florid graffiti art.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 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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Noem has also been under fire for extravagant spending at the department, while placing restrictions on FEMA disaster relief funds.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2026
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From quick grocery runs to soaking up sunshine on the beach, these popular slides prove that comfort and style don’t require an extravagant splurge.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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In the pictures, Sarah wore an ash gray cardigan, her thick brunette hair shoulder-length; Elena, in a flowery dress, hugs her mom in one photo.—
Gerald Witt,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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Appropriately enough, red was a major theme in my favorite covers this month—though fewer flowery reds and more…ketchupy reds?—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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The gilded trophy is now proudly displayed on Born Weird Tattoo’s front patio.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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When his parents split, Newsom was lost between the gilded world of his father and the hard-working, private world of his mother.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Ornate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ornate. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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