gingerbread
noun
gin·ger·bread
ˈjin-jər-ˌbred 
1
: a cake whose ingredients include molasses and ginger
2
[from the fancy shapes and gilding formerly often applied to gingerbread]
: lavish or superfluous ornament especially in architecture
gingerbread
adjective
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Even years later, on hot days, the North End smelled like a gingerbread house.
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Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Decorating gingerbread houses is a classic winter pastime, and now, wildlife lovers are updating the trend for spring.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2026
Today, folks come from all over the world to relax in its 43,000-square-foot subterranean spa or see the festive gingerbread competition each December.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
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Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Decorating gingerbread houses is a classic winter pastime, and now, wildlife lovers are updating the trend for spring.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2026
Today, folks come from all over the world to relax in its 43,000-square-foot subterranean spa or see the festive gingerbread competition each December.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Instead of a static roaring fire, surreal AI‑generated elements transformed the experience — quirky gingerbread dancers, skateboarding bears and other unexpected holiday guests — offering fresh, playful ways to reinterpret familiar seasonal motifs.
—Partner Content, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
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gingerbread
noun
gin·ger·bread
ˈjin-jər-ˌbred
1
: a cake made with molasses and flavored with ginger
2
: showy ornamentation especially in architecture
gingerbread
adjective
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