ornate
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The group’s self-titled debut album came out in 1975; at the time, the band had a more ornate sound à la Genesis.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
The bird uses this ornate tail to attract mates, yet its forest habitat has been eroded by population growth, farming, and logging, leaving it confined to a small area of the northern Andes.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
A lighted SyberJet logo hung above the bar, and ornate chandeliers cast the wood-paneled room, designed in elegant grays, in a soft glow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
In the spirit of the Habsburg counterreformation, ornate churches, Baroque palaces and statues of saints sprung up across the city.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Even from a distance, she was glowing perfection: long golden hair in an ornate braid, a high forehead, graceful eyebrows, a delicate nose.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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