as in to adorn
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
for Valentine's Day the dance hall was festooned with a riot of red hearts and bow-wielding cupids
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Recent Examples of festoon
At Chanel, Fendi, and Balmain, shoes festooned with rhinestones, pearls, and beads took center stage.
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Kelsey Stewart, Refinery29, 25 June 2025
While companies seem to need to festoon their workplaces with posters and plaques listing their values, to remind their employees, habits just stick.
—Andrew Abela, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
One showed camouflage fatigues worn by a Colombian fighter festooned with patches that include the flag of Ukraine.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The play is set in a classroom designed by Douglas Cumming that’s festooned with Latin American flags and photos of Latin American artists, musicians and historical figures.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
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Kelsey Stewart, Refinery29, 25 June 2025
While companies seem to need to festoon their workplaces with posters and plaques listing their values, to remind their employees, habits just stick.
—Andrew Abela, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
One showed camouflage fatigues worn by a Colombian fighter festooned with patches that include the flag of Ukraine.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The play is set in a classroom designed by Douglas Cumming that’s festooned with Latin American flags and photos of Latin American artists, musicians and historical figures.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for festoon
Verb
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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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Her final Instagram post showed a towering pink and white birthday cake decorated with a carousel figurine topper.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Children will decorate their own cardboard bull and parade them around Scoville Park at 800 Lake St.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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“Festoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/festoon. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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