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Recent Examples of decadent
Adjective
During the pandemic, there was takeout and decadent grilled cheese sandwiches. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025 And Atelier Plume, a delightful pastry shop that will transport you to Paris with decadent French pastries. Livia Hengel, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Noun
The fashion was Dior, but the soul was unmistakably Viennese: powdered and perfumed, a little decadent, and entirely unforgettable. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025 Black denim adds a goth feeling to pieces, while deep indigo feels royal and decadent. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for decadent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decadent
Adjective
  • In a guest role that’s been extremely well hidden in the months leading up to the premiere, Bradley Cooper turns heel as Elijah Gemstone, a degenerate con man who sees right through Abel Grieves’s lucrative scam before plugging him in the forehead.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
  • In theory, the walls of carbon nanotubes house a sea of degenerate electrons that have a similar density to metals.
    The Physics arXiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • In fact, Evans’ plotline as the corrupt Reverend Drew essentially runs parallel to Qualley’s and the lack of intersection is a curious oversight.
    Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
  • In a later scene, Lamia narrowly escapes the claws of a similarly corrupt and ill-intentioned predator, using her wits and sharpened intuition.
    Tomris Laffly, Variety, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • The 1 Hotel Brooklyn delivers a luxurious retreat steps from one of Brooklyn's most magnetic attractions: the Brooklyn Bridge itself.
    Malik Peay, USA Today, 24 May 2025
  • There might be a squeeze for retail space in the Hamptons, but there are enough high-profile launches happening this season to make the shopping scene interesting — and a bit different for those summering on Long Island’s luxurious East End.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Just when things are looking up — a haughty British couple leaves this daughter of Oxfordshire a handsome tip — the dinner pervert turns up for his morning coffee.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Outside the courthouse on Friday, Toner’s lawyer made a brief statement about his pervert client.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Her Daphne was a realist, a hedonist and, like Fahy, a great hang.
    Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • The Weeknd discography plays like one big party with noxious vibes, thrown by a hedonist less interested in a good time than numbing the torment of an existence comprising coke-and-sizzurp binges, emotionless supermodel threeways, and morning-afters of bleak reflection.
    Charles Bramesco, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • Each thing serves as the cartoonishly exaggerated marker of an identity: berserker populist patriot, effete rich man, savvy dealmaker.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Jesus Christ’s preaching of love and kindness and forgiveness is seen as weak and effete.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Maltz served as the lead author on a meta-analysis of how soil inoculation with different species of mycorrhizal fungi can affect degraded ecosystems.
    Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
  • For example, sponsor initiatives to restore degraded ecosystems, protect endangered species or support reforestation.
    Jamie Houston, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The skirt flared softly at the hem, offering movement and bit of drama, a silhouette that felt sensual without trying too hard.
    Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 30 May 2025
  • As a reminder, here's how Scorsese and the three-time Oscar winner worked together to make romantic sublimation and repressed emotions weirdly sensual.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 21 May 2025

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“Decadent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decadent. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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