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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 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
The hearing room in the ornate Beaux-Arts building was packed to capacity, and a large spillover crowd filled an adjacent hallway.
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Laurel Rosenhall, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
The point, for both sides, was the spirited debate that took place in the ornate Capitol hearing room Tuesday morning.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Of the several homes for sale in the building, Residence 5N is listed for $6.1 million and offers both modern living alongside exceptionally ornate, detailed moldings and carved pilasters.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Enameled and gilded and madly ornate, installed under ultra-bright lights in a nook-like space — a former butler’s pantry?
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025
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Laurel Rosenhall, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
The point, for both sides, was the spirited debate that took place in the ornate Capitol hearing room Tuesday morning.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Of the several homes for sale in the building, Residence 5N is listed for $6.1 million and offers both modern living alongside exceptionally ornate, detailed moldings and carved pilasters.
—Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Enameled and gilded and madly ornate, installed under ultra-bright lights in a nook-like space — a former butler’s pantry?
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ornate
Adjective
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The second season of HBO’s The Last of Us offers plenty of the beautiful ruins, shocking violence, and baroque mushroom monsters fans have come to expect from the hit series.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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And that’s one where those sort of baroque pop elements really, really come together.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The emotional and compelling delivery drew millions of views across social media, with many praising his endurance and rhetorical skills.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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Ultimately, these appeals amounted mostly to rhetorical posturing and, because of policy inconsistencies and incompetence, effected little concrete change.—
MATIAS SPEKTOR,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Princess Diana and then Prince Charles tied the knot in an extravagant ceremony on July 29, 1981.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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But now, their youngest is being encouraged by her fiancé's parents to have an extravagant wedding.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of the usual purple victory beam, the arena lit up with pyrotechnics as Papa Roach — one of the biggest rock acts to emerge from the Sacramento area — took the stage in what felt like a musical slam dunk.—
Chris Macias,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Lohan wore a light purple minidress from Chanel’s spring 1997 collection designed by Karl Lagerfeld.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
4 Apr. 2025
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From the gilded cash registers adorned with golden nifflers to the giant-friendly floo-powder fireplace in the queue for Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry, every detail is impeccable.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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The lobby dazzles with gilded mosaics and Italian marble.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Get rid of the sort of florid, baroque way of the writing, which took a year or so.—
Seth Abramovitch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
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Still, there’s great friction in this story line, because Bridger and Young’s dialogue is simultaneously so florid and pointed, and because the actors playing the Mormon baddies really gnaw on their villainy.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In a nutshell, this Mango crossbody is trendy without being loud: a balance that will serve you well, especially when paired with a maxi skirt, white sneakers, and a transitional-weather cashmere sweater almost as soft as the item itself.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The sigh of relief heard on Wall Street was almost as loud on Capitol Hill, where GOP lawmakers let out a collective exhale.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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In an Instagram carousel shared on Wednesday, Jan. 15, the 19-year-old daughter of Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker posted a collection of photos of herself wearing a sheer, lacy black dress featuring a floral design with nothing underneath aside from a black thong.—
Sabienna Bowman,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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The model and former Miss Universe selected an oversize black blazer featuring a statement floral lapel pin, layering it over a lacy bra, high-waisted underwear and sheer tights.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
15 Oct. 2024
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“Ornate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ornate. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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