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decorative

[dek-er-uh-tiv, dek-ruh-, dek-uh-rey-] / ˈdɛk ər ə tɪv, ˈdɛk rə-, ˈdɛk əˌreɪ- /


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Behind her, near family photos and decorative bowls of candy, sat a sign that read, “IF NOT NOW, WHEN?”

From The Wall Street Journal

Featuring a decorative eagle perched on top, the bell stands on two legs and can fit on a tabletop.

From Los Angeles Times

While mostly decorative, they serve as a pedestrian entryway and contain conical conference rooms.

From Los Angeles Times

The archbishop was free to configure it as a workplace, to choose its decorative furnishings and its degree of illumination.

From The Wall Street Journal

Decorations featured a giant Lego portrait of her 79-year-old husband, a huge gingerbread White House, thousands of decorative butterflies, and more than 50 Christmas trees in the first holiday season of the president's second term.

From Barron's