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Recent Examples of ornately
The movie is an empty shell ornately decorated with eyecatching camera angles, an acidulously sun-bright palette, and whimsical dialogue.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
These are all weapons specifically designed to annihilate outsiders trying to get inside the cities, weapons meant to cause the most pain for the amusement of the insiders (think a napalm bomb ornately decorated in the shape of a cone, which liquifies outsiders in seconds).
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
These are all weapons specifically designed to annihilate outsiders trying to get inside the cities, weapons meant to cause the most pain for the amusement of the insiders (think a napalm bomb ornately decorated in the shape of a cone, which liquifies outsiders in seconds).
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ornately
Adverb
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Also because every page of the screenplay is so richly detailed, and there's something exciting happening.—
EW Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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The solar system is far more richly endowed by resources than everyday experience might suggest.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The characters are bright, marionette-like caricatures whom the author constructs and moves ostentatiously in full view of the reader, revealing his artistic devices with a sense of absurd, mischievous humor.—
Nelly Klos
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Given that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex ostentatiously dropped nearly all their public commitments when moved to California in 2021, this seems to represent a turnaround.—
Alexander Larman,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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With the air choked by chemicals and ash, the sunsets were flamboyantly intense.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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O’Brien’s dual roles as both flamboyantly gay charm bomb Rocky — who is flattened in a car accident early in the film — and the grieving and straight Roman comprise a career-topping performance.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The addition of orange gives this gorgeously vibrant sauce a zing of brightness that's a perfect pairing with its decidedly festive hue.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
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Sold to Menemsha, studied in its craft, genuinely tense and gorgeously shot, highlighting the heavenly mountains and a historical hell.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The men and boys who benefited from this bounty of foreign assistance were themselves strikingly polyglot and pluralistic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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This predominantly white oak home follows suit, with strikingly—and soothingly—little deviation.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Architectural Digest,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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That was colorfully communicated this week by JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon , who said there may be more cockroaches in the industry after the country’s largest bank took sizeable charge-offs in the third quarter for exposure to Tricolor.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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Shot in a colorfully naturalistic style by Irina Lubtchansky (My Golden Days), the film occasionally switches to what looks like Super 8mm, capturing the action more intimately and playfully.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Harry Wilson and Ryan Sessegnon have scored two apiece, but a combination of Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Yerson Mosquera, Brentford’s Ethan Pinnock and, most spectacularly, Leeds United’s Gabriel Gudmundsson have registered more goals for Marco Silva’s side.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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For the rest of its running time — and there’s a fair bit still to come — Train Dreams will walk that fine line spectacularly.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The other teams stinks out loud, sitting at 0-6-1 and a horrific -17.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Florida’s alma mater rang loud over Gainesville.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Ornately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ornately. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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