as in ornamental
serving to add beauty
a necklace of decorative flowers was planted along the path to the cottage
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Recent Examples of decorative
Kirk and other retailers say that sales of tabletop items — everything from tapered candles to plates — are rapid-fire growth drivers, outpacing other categories of decor like bedding and decorative objects.
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
The designer loved a decorative touch and was known for novelty buttons that took the form of circus performers and cherubs.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
Rolls of decorative tapes made from Japanese rice papers.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Initially intriguing, the jumbled chronology eventually proves to be largely decorative until a disappointing late-reel twist explains why the labored device was deployed in the first place.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
The designer loved a decorative touch and was known for novelty buttons that took the form of circus performers and cherubs.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2026
Rolls of decorative tapes made from Japanese rice papers.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Initially intriguing, the jumbled chronology eventually proves to be largely decorative until a disappointing late-reel twist explains why the labored device was deployed in the first place.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorative
ornamental
Adjective
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But none of these ornamental flourishes can conceal his fundamental incuriosity.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Like the conventional, more ornamental Fritillaries used for bulb planting, its flowers have a lampshade look.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Decorative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorative. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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