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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 rhetorical
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
Dancers in ornate pharaonic costumes -- crowned with golden headpieces and holding scepters -- performed to a live international orchestra, as fireworks and drones depicting ancient gods lit up the sky above.
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Ayat Al-Tawy, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Now suddenly this is too big, too ornate, too crazy?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
On Sunday in New York City at the Angel Ball hosted by Gabrielle’s Angel Fund, Blige styled a black lace version of Amina Muaddi’s Camelia style, which features an ornate octagonal crystal embellishment, with a dress from Tony Ward.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Think ornate stuccoes, regal salons, wrought-iron balustrades, and panoramic terraces that offer breathtaking views of Palermo and the verdant Piana dei Colli.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2025
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More than just an archive, Biblioteca Joanina is an architectural carrier of baroque art and colonial history.—
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Unfortunately for Cowley, as for many other writers, the Thirties were a time of effusive and baroque political passions, movements, and disputes.—
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The Four Freedoms Roosevelt named were not rhetorical ornaments offered as inspiration so much as a diagnosis.—
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Most Venezuelans who are smart recognize that this is a rhetorical device.—
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Long overshadowed by his more decorated co-star, Brown is emerging as a legitimate NBA MVP candidate as the season’s halfway mark approaches.—
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The film is based on the true story of Joseph ‘Lupo’ Rulli (Interdonato), a legendary New Jersey boxer plagued with polio before his career peaks, who then rises as a mobster in the Bonanno Crime family, while his older brother Dennis (Stahl) becomes a decorated State Policeman in the same town.—
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Plants with hollow stems, like purple flowering raspberry and Joe Pye weed.—
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These performances showcased many a beaded sheath dress, like the purple number seen above.—
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There’s folks that tend to be more florid and folks that are more Hemingway-esque.—
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Neolithic art in Orkney tends to be angular and abstract—less florid than the spirals seen in Irish tombs.—
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The archival dress is Jean Louis Scherrer Haute Couture 2003, a classic yet modern, extravagant French Haute Couture creation, complete with hundreds of yards of silk tulle.—
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During her time as queen, Marie Antoinette was known for her extravagant fashions and lavish parties, and her jewelry was no different.—
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Claretta Surratt, 49, from Lancaster, watched the flowery extravaganza from beneath a black Juicy Couture umbrella and was bundled in a quilted jacket.—
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Cut the fluff, the warm-up, the flowery exposition.—
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There's no gilded frame surrounding it.—
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Jessica Biel made a gilded appearance at the Critics Choice Awards 2026 on January 4.—
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“Ornate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ornate. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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