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decadence

[dek-uh-duhns, dih-keyd-ns] / ˈdɛk ə dəns, dɪˈkeɪd ns /


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This time, he’s rewriting the entire script, to be staged on a set decked out in the definitive material of autocratic decadence: gold.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

As China liberalizes, some 5,000 miles away, the constraints relax and Ms. Chang sneaks off to enjoy a little Western decadence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 14, 2026

To judge by the chartreuse-covered Forum crowd, Brat summer may yet endure as Gen Z’s own Margaritaville, an ageless mentality about decadence and unruliness.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2024

I loved how Gail phrased it as "leading up to the high castle of oyster decadence."

From Salon Jun. 5, 2024

She spent her free hours in the library, so wondrously well lit; the sweep of computers, the large, clean, airy reading spaces, the welcoming brightness of it all, seemed like a sinful decadence.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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