as in rhetoric
full of fine words and fancy expressions
the aureate speeches that are traditionally given at graduation ceremonies
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Recent Examples of aureate
Finally, last year, Lil Nas X’s gaze was punctuated by a set of gilded wing decals that complete his aureate ensemble.
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Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2022
Because emotionally, they are spirited by your aureate leadership heart.
—Peter Weedfald, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
Go for the gold with Knesko’s multi-masking collection, which includes made-for-Instagram aureate treatments for the face, neck, décolleté, eyes, and lips.
—Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2020
If monochrome is more your speed, Pecheux swept swathes of deep aureate pigment across the lids for the downtown girls at Saint Laurent.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2018
Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2022
Because emotionally, they are spirited by your aureate leadership heart.
—Peter Weedfald, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
Go for the gold with Knesko’s multi-masking collection, which includes made-for-Instagram aureate treatments for the face, neck, décolleté, eyes, and lips.
—Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2020
If monochrome is more your speed, Pecheux swept swathes of deep aureate pigment across the lids for the downtown girls at Saint Laurent.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aureate
Adjective
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President Trump brought not only rhetorical pressure on Panama with his vows to take it back, but also got congressional Republicans on board to draft the Panama Canal Repurchase Act, which was introduced by Representative Dusty Johnson (R., S.D.).—
The Editors,
National Review,
4 Feb. 2025
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Tump was hardly alone in trying to turn the crash to political advantage, but even by this president’s rhetorical measures, this was a shameful performance.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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Elsewhere, beauty this week was equal parts femme and freaky: nail art was sculptural, flipped and reversed, hair was piled high to make a poncy French monarch proud, and conceptual makeup took inspo from nature’s most ornate creatures.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2025
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Outside the ornate Georgetown hall where eight candidates lined up for their final forum before the party picks a new leader tomorrow, Washington was lurching from crisis to crisis.—
Jess Bidgood,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2025
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For the Grammys, Cardi and her go-to nail artist Coca Michelle kept the colors simple (by Cardi standards, that is) with an icy purple base of OPI Grape Escape topped with a slanted Black Onyx French tip, which matched the accents in her sequined tiger-stripe gown.—
Leah Prinzivalli,
Allure,
3 Feb. 2025
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Most of the collection centers on a gray color palette, but Ferguson injected pops of color that added a youthfulness to the collection, like a gray flannel cardigan with orange buttons, a boxy purple crewneck sweater and a black and white graphic cardigan.—
Layla Ilchi,
WWD,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Aureate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aureate. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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