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
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Many of Afar’s favorite hotels in the Hudson Valley and Catskills are vintage and rustic, but the Mirbeau in Rhinebeck stands out with as a brand known for its ornate French château–style hotel.
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Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 29 May 2025
The Russian billionaires decorated the apartment with ornate finishes and furniture, as shown in listing photos, which may not have been to all buyers’ taste.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 May 2025
Many folks have visited New Orleans and admired the ornate French Colonial architecture on display.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
On March 25, 2024, Homeland Security agents used an armored vehicle to storm the ornate front gate at the rap mogul's estate on uber-exclusive Star Island while executing a search warrant on the property, according to testimony from Homeland Security Special Agent Gerard Gannon, who led the raid.
—Janelle Griffith, People.com, 21 May 2025
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Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 29 May 2025
The Russian billionaires decorated the apartment with ornate finishes and furniture, as shown in listing photos, which may not have been to all buyers’ taste.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 May 2025
Many folks have visited New Orleans and admired the ornate French Colonial architecture on display.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
On March 25, 2024, Homeland Security agents used an armored vehicle to storm the ornate front gate at the rap mogul's estate on uber-exclusive Star Island while executing a search warrant on the property, according to testimony from Homeland Security Special Agent Gerard Gannon, who led the raid.
—Janelle Griffith, People.com, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ornate
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Also completing the necklace are 29 rare baroque pearls sourced over the years from the Australian South Sea.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Critics were baffled upon its release by the narrative contortions and dense plot, but the disorientation is the point; Welles fashions a baroque noir of fatalism and entrapment, where escape is an illusion and the self is a hall of mirrors.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
21 May 2025
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Despite rhetorical nods to sovereignty, the Trump administration has showed little interest in backing most independence movements, like those of the Kurds, throughout the Middle East, or the Catalans, in Spain.—
Ryan D. Griffiths,
Foreign Affairs,
20 May 2025
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This kind of rhetorical whiplash doesn’t sit right.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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The aircraft so extravagant, it’s been called the flying palace.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2025
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Next week, a coterie of crypto investors will share an extravagant dinner with US president Donald Trump at his golf club in Washington, DC.—
Joel Khalili,
Wired News,
16 May 2025
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Danielle Brooks Danielle Brooks attended the 4th Annual Black Women on Broadway Awards in N.Y.C. in a purple cropped jacket and matching shorts.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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In late summer to early fall, the plant is covered with daisy-like purple blooms with yellow centers.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2025
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In November, however, the 15 Central Park West apartment, done in the same over-the-top gilded fashion, went into contract, according to the Post.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
27 May 2025
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But in November 2023, the gilded walls of Combs' music kingdom came crashing down.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Stewart has made an assured mess: a bleary, florid and sometimes lyrical film that could stand to be doused by a bucket of ice water.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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Hoffman has done a marvelous job of reading through Aimee’s voluminous, florid writings and creating a narrative that works for the modern ear.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Arrowhead first set the Guinness world record for loudest stadium in 2013.—
Nate Taylor,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Polite applause follows each performance, with occasional loud cheering and outbursts of awe.—
Melanie Stetson Freeman,
Christian Science Monitor,
29 May 2025
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Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade Soil Type: Medium to moist, well-draining, rich Soil pH: Neutral (6.5-7.5) USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 to 7 With lacy foliage and tall flower spikes, larkspur adds gorgeous texture and upright structure to the summer garden.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
18 May 2025
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Jazmine Sullivan Jazmine Sullivan wears florals all over, from her flared white blazer to her lacy durag train, by Who Decides War.—
Brendan Le,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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“Ornate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ornate. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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