elaborate
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A lawyer educated in Britain and France, she has impressed visiting U.S. officials over elaborate dinners at a restored coffee hacienda in Caracas.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Struggling movie theaters have turned to selling increasingly elaborate novelty popcorn buckets to increase fans’ concessions spending.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
At that time, some of the earliest vertebrates evolved an elaborate bony exoskeleton.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Recently, I’m also enjoying meals built not from elaborate technique, but from ingredients that arrive already carrying a tremendous amount of flavor.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
I steal glances at her table during lunch that day while Fina is telling Skyler about her plans to initiate her into the New Kids Brigade, which include an elaborate secret ceremony, apparently.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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