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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The United States led Western countries in festooning even more sanctions on the Kremlin.
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Alexander Smith, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2025
So a pizza oven became a metal recycling center; a noodle bar was festooned wth colorful fiber-optic cables; a sunglasses kiosk became a rewiring station, while a juice bar became a charging station.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2025
It’s smartly written, festooned with quirky business, farcical situations, droll asides.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
As the audience cheers, two dancers help put a guayabera festooned with palm trees on Smith.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2025
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Alexander Smith, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2025
So a pizza oven became a metal recycling center; a noodle bar was festooned wth colorful fiber-optic cables; a sunglasses kiosk became a rewiring station, while a juice bar became a charging station.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2025
It’s smartly written, festooned with quirky business, farcical situations, droll asides.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
As the audience cheers, two dancers help put a guayabera festooned with palm trees on Smith.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for festoon
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“Festoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/festoon. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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