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decadent

[dek-uh-duhnt, dih-keyd-nt] / ˈdɛk ə dənt, dɪˈkeɪd nt /


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It was the aligot, a gloriously stretchy, cheese-laden French potato dish that’s every bit as decadent as it sounds.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Yet its parties, even at their most decadent and depraved, were never quite cool.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

“To Kill a Cook” is a decadent treat, with enough loose ends in Bernice Black’s life and career to leave readers hungry for more.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Consumption-fueled growth is seen, at best, as peculiarly American and, at worst, as decadent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Then Ella dragged Brigit to the Conjure Creole Creamery, where attendants pulled levers making decadent concretes and malted mischief milkshakes full of pralines and petit fours and pieces of pecan pie.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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