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
Named the The Best Hotel in North America 2024 by 50 Best and awarded two Michelin Keys, the hotel supports local artisans, using their crafts to decorate the buildings and grounds.
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Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
The day was designated to place flowers or decorate the graves of those who died for the country in the Civil War.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2025
Followers often applaud her decorating skills, but also worry that living in such a cramped space could impact her health.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 18 May 2025
Check out some popular home goods and essentials that are also at Amazon, to help decorate and set up your tiny house, below.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
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Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
The day was designated to place flowers or decorate the graves of those who died for the country in the Civil War.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 May 2025
Followers often applaud her decorating skills, but also worry that living in such a cramped space could impact her health.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 18 May 2025
Check out some popular home goods and essentials that are also at Amazon, to help decorate and set up your tiny house, below.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorate
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Signature lines from the production adorn the entry wall, a remote control signals a projector to show films from the 1960’s, the musical’s era, including Cool Hand Luke and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid starring the main character’s idol Paul Newman.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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It’s carved from a snaking mulberry branch and adorned with microchips, with a C.P.U. fan and a small desk clock embedded in the smoothly polished wood near its head.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
29 May 2025
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The bottom half of the dress — which was semi-sheer at the skirt and showed off the outline of her legs through the gown — contained even more of the ruffles for a romantic draping effect.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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With an Ottawa defender draped on her in the overtime, Curl-Salemme slapped a low shot that beat the Ottawa goalie to send the series back to Minnesota and give the Frost the home ice advantage.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2025
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“Decorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorate. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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