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Recent Examples of arabesque
The gold is entirely carved by hand and features detailed ornamental designs of arabesque garlands and elements of the Calatrava cross, all of which take more than 100 hours to engrave.
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Rebecca Suhrawardi, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
With its arabesque archways and cantera verde-limewash walls, Texere could be just another beautiful home on the outskirts of Oaxaca.
—Catherine Tansey, Vogue, 25 July 2023
Not least within the spa complex’s dramatic centerpiece: a 20-meter pool featuring eight columns of arabesque marble, with sparkling niches of black-and-gold housing both relaxation areas and 19th-century replicas of classical statues.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 5 July 2023
The green, black, and coral ornamentation incorporates an arabesque design, which can be seen in Islamic and European art across many centuries.
—Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 1 Apr. 2020
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Rebecca Suhrawardi, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
With its arabesque archways and cantera verde-limewash walls, Texere could be just another beautiful home on the outskirts of Oaxaca.
—Catherine Tansey, Vogue, 25 July 2023
Not least within the spa complex’s dramatic centerpiece: a 20-meter pool featuring eight columns of arabesque marble, with sparkling niches of black-and-gold housing both relaxation areas and 19th-century replicas of classical statues.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 5 July 2023
The green, black, and coral ornamentation incorporates an arabesque design, which can be seen in Islamic and European art across many centuries.
—Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 1 Apr. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arabesque
Adjective
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To become Edna, Humphries would put on a mauve wig, an increasingly rococo pair of eyeglasses and a glittering gown that screeched conspicuous consumption.—
Ben Brantley,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2023
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After announcing a years-long renovation in 2017, Park Avenue’s landmark venue will be selling classical baroque and rococo French furniture from the Windsor Suite, the Cole Porter Suite, the Winston Churchill Suite, and the Marilyn Monroe suite, among others.—
Hannah Elliott,
Bloomberg.com,
13 Oct. 2020
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Another look Gaga styled during her performance featured the singer in a red garment with an asymmetric hemline and ornate embroidery at the neckline, cuffs of the sleeves and at the hemline as well.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
2 June 2025
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The ornate swimming pool, complete with a small hydrotherapy area, is reminiscent of a traditional Roman bathhouse.—
William Curtis,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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Weisz has the showy lead role (Kim Stanley, who played the same part decades ago, got an Oscar nomination for her efforts).—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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Bohemian Rhapsody might have been god-awful, but the role of Freddie Mercury was as singular as it was showy — that of an icon who demanded a place for himself in the spotlight through sheer talent and force of will.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Arabesque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arabesque. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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