embellishment
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Most notably, the display of military trophies that decorates the back wall was entirely Trumbull’s own embellishment, as he himself said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
But the beauty of this little summer meal is that it doesn’t require much embellishment.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
Her prose has an apt amount of literary embellishment: Jaguars are “light-footed dancers” and a snake bulges “like Saint-Exupéry’s hat.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
The carpet might have hues of green, but Charlie XCX opted against her signature color for a sophisticated Saint Laurent black gown with a floral embellishment on the front.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
Beyond that, the construction and embellishment is up to him.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
It’s where I spend the most time, too, brainstorming stretch meals and challenging myself to piece together a culinary puzzle of shelf-stable ingredients and other embellishments.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
He has added gold trim to the crown molding, smothered the walls with gold-framed artworks and gold-painted embellishments, placed inch-thick gold coasters on the desk, and lined up gold urns on the mantel.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Combining functionality with fashionability, while maintaining Vuori’s sleek silhouettes, simple embellishments and a quiet color palette.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
Activist, writer, public speaker Sinéad Burke made her return to the Met Gala in a black corseted gown with flowing sleeve embellishments.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
We have disguises that, perhaps with some embellishments from Tigris’s furry stock, could get us safely there.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing embellishment
Just Mercy
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