decadent
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Prepare a humble yet decadent meal: If you’re feeling burned out, cooking an elaborate dinner can be too much work—and going out to eat might be too pricey.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026
It’s a film unlike any other period piece, as sumptuous as decadent as a French pastry.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
Similarly decadent but less expensive are the two mini-hot dogs with caviar and pickled shallots sold for $39 at the Bar Room at the Modern, inside the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Mac and cheese is on the menu for dinner — and it’s made extra decadent, courtesy of chicken stock.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Instead of returning to Rome with the sudden fortune, which had been his dream maturing in misery, José Arcadio converted the house into a decadent paradise.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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