as in ornamentals
a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest
picked up some cheap baubles at the fair
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Recent Examples of baubles
Slouchy fits with grungy washes were embellished with baubles, distressing and color contrasting patchwork.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 7 Mar. 2025
Inside the vast, white manufacturing hall, bags and bags of blood dangle overhead, suspended from a steel rail like macabre baubles.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
These weren’t just decorative baubles.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Guests stream through its turnstiles to see Christmas trees bristling with baubles and Santa wearing his thick red and white suit under the sun.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
The Winter Wonderland overlay sees Ski Dubai scattered with igloos and snowmen made from actual snow whilst icy walls are wrapped in fairy lights and the chalets are bristling with baubles and tinsel.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Glittering golden baubles hang above public roads, illuminated snowflakes adorn the exterior walls of deluxe hotels and soaring Christmas trees sit in the middle of mall atriums whilst the columns supporting their domed ceilings are wrapped in garlands.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The tree featured pink and red baubles and pink ribbon with two unique Christmas tree toppers that appeared to represent Wicked’s lead characters, Glinda and Elphaba.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Despite being told off, the baubles remained too exciting.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 7 Mar. 2025
Inside the vast, white manufacturing hall, bags and bags of blood dangle overhead, suspended from a steel rail like macabre baubles.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
These weren’t just decorative baubles.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Guests stream through its turnstiles to see Christmas trees bristling with baubles and Santa wearing his thick red and white suit under the sun.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
The Winter Wonderland overlay sees Ski Dubai scattered with igloos and snowmen made from actual snow whilst icy walls are wrapped in fairy lights and the chalets are bristling with baubles and tinsel.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Glittering golden baubles hang above public roads, illuminated snowflakes adorn the exterior walls of deluxe hotels and soaring Christmas trees sit in the middle of mall atriums whilst the columns supporting their domed ceilings are wrapped in garlands.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The tree featured pink and red baubles and pink ribbon with two unique Christmas tree toppers that appeared to represent Wicked’s lead characters, Glinda and Elphaba.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Despite being told off, the baubles remained too exciting.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Baubles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baubles. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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