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decadent

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


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Murray’s Cheese Decadent Gems – Murray’s wasn’t exaggerating with the word decadent.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

The day before, I had Sahra’s miraculous Decadent Youth Glow Facial that gave my face a noticeable radiance.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2021

If you like what you see below, get more of Baran’s recipes in her new cookbook, Frosted: Take Your Baked Goods to the Next Level with Decadent Buttercreams, Meringues, Ganaches and More.

From Fox News • Oct. 23, 2021

This anthology, edited by Michael P. Daley, comprises “tales of the strange and estranged,” several by Decadent writers like Marcel Schwob and Villiers de L’Isle-Adam, who explore the disconnect between human beings and nature.

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2020

Decadent the idea may be, but how cleverly, how subtly the effects are produced and how well sustained is the atmosphere of chimerical, nightmare horrors.

From Oscar Wilde by Ingleby, Leonard Cresswell




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