as in decoration
something that decorates or beautifies
didn't care for Victorian houses and all of their ornamentations
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Recent Examples of ornamentation
The tomb should be in the ground; simple, without particular ornamentation, and bearing only the inscription: Franciscus.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The tomb should be in the ground; simple, without particular ornamentation, bearing only the inscription: Franciscus.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Through the 18th and into the 19th centuries, the Classical Revival house style represented a turn to simplicity after the lavish ornamentation of previous periods like French Rococo, and that clean austerity still has appeal today.
—Lauren Gallow, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2025
The historic storefront, featuring a facade adorned with Renaissance and Baroque ornamentation, prominently displays the Bulgari logo in Roman capitals, set against a pelmet crafted from emerald-colored marble.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The tomb should be in the ground; simple, without particular ornamentation, bearing only the inscription: Franciscus.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
Through the 18th and into the 19th centuries, the Classical Revival house style represented a turn to simplicity after the lavish ornamentation of previous periods like French Rococo, and that clean austerity still has appeal today.
—Lauren Gallow, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2025
The historic storefront, featuring a facade adorned with Renaissance and Baroque ornamentation, prominently displays the Bulgari logo in Roman capitals, set against a pelmet crafted from emerald-colored marble.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ornamentation
Noun
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And don’t underestimate the power of beauty—not as decoration, but as revelation.—
Matthew Clark Davison,
Literary Hub,
18 July 2025
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Consequently, there’s a race against the clock to finish the floats and decorations before time runs out.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Experts believe that rice played a role in rituals that were performed in the cave, which also included fine pottery, shell pendants and ornaments.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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Right now, Amazon has marked down window candles, pillow covers, ornaments, and string lights to celebrate Christmas in July.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
10 July 2025
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And who could forget the Trader Joe’s mini canvas tote TikTok craze that had shoppers swiping the supermarket’s stock to later DIY with ribbons, embroidery, and Jane Birkin-esque adornments?—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
3 July 2025
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This piece includes a lot of adornments and beautiful items, Yang places the gold finger at the bottom of the work to literally ‘point out’ the danger of placing value on the wrong things, this is King Midas’s finger - who famously was confronted with the dangerous reality of his desires.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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“Ornamentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ornamentation. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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