elaborate
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The production by the film director Alberto Arvelo was not elaborate drama.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
The baristas, who sell elaborate fruit and cake-themed concoctions, are supposed to connect with customers as "brand ambassadors".
From BBC • May 28, 2026
A Cuban tour guide at Havana’s historic Colón Cemetery, a popular visitor draw because of its elaborate monuments and mausoleums, said she lost her job this spring as tourism collapsed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Take, for example, elaborate platters of vegetable crudité, complete with cottage cheese, yellow mustard and a sausage or two.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
Alcée Arobin wrote Edna an elaborate note of apology, palpitant with sincerity.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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