embellishment

But the beauty of this little summer meal is that it doesn’t require much embellishment.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

But the magic lies in the embellishment, starting with the casting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

We know embellishment is one of the biggest trends for next spring and summer - with extravagantly textured items also seen across many runways.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025

This is war writing at its best, brutally and straightforwardly told because the events and deeds Sledge recounts require no embellishment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

The boxlike room, stripped of all embellishment or parlor fussiness, a room that wished to be timeless or ahistorical, and there, in the middle of it, my deeply historical, timeworn grandmother.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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

But if you’re craving something more — perhaps something that mimics the flavors of fancy restaurants with unique embellishments — here are a few simple ways to zhuzh up even the simplest of frozen pizzas.

From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026

“These are not creative embellishments of personality. They are assertions about conduct — and they are false.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026

The scenes follow her attempts to shake off her dependency on Xavier, gliding in an elegant but wispy and uncentered way between memories, philosophical maunderings and embellishments of imagined interactions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

Mom’s embellishments and half-truths usually equip her to tell a good story, though.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García