as in to adorn
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
decorated the mansion's hallways with priceless paintings and luxurious tapestries
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Recent Examples of decorate
There is a simple stage decorated with Arizona and U.S. flags.
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Mary Jo Pitzl, AZCentral.com, 13 July 2025
By the entrance, a collection of glassware decorated with baked clay designs and bright summer colors are by a local artist.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
Photos of those who have died along with a colorful array of flowers and candles now decorate a fence in Hill Country — a growing tribute that reflects the enormity of the disaster in the region.
—Nadia Lathan, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Doodle-like drawings and appliques decorated Kid Super’s jeans.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 July 2025
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Mary Jo Pitzl, AZCentral.com, 13 July 2025
By the entrance, a collection of glassware decorated with baked clay designs and bright summer colors are by a local artist.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
Photos of those who have died along with a colorful array of flowers and candles now decorate a fence in Hill Country — a growing tribute that reflects the enormity of the disaster in the region.
—Nadia Lathan, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Doodle-like drawings and appliques decorated Kid Super’s jeans.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorate
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Both pieces of the swimsuit were adorned with crystal embellishments.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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This is an excellent, strange little book that appeared in 2011 and had a profound impact on me, and apparently on Florence Welch who adorns the cover with a generous quote.—
Hattie Williams
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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Once the arches are secure, drape a large piece of netting over the entire bed, securing it to the arches with clothespins or clips.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 July 2025
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And a stalled storm front draped across more than half a dozen states dumped multiple rounds of rain in the Midwest throughout the day.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
18 July 2025
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“Decorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorate. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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