as in decorative
serving to add beauty
adorning garlands of greenery can be seen all over the mansion at Christmastime
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as in decorating
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
the Sultan's tent was richly adorned with thick tapestries and gleaming gold candlesticks
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Recent Examples of adorning
Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
Their offices are clean and modern, with renderings of the arena project adorning the walls.
—Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Taking inspiration from The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Douglas Sirk melodramas of the '50s, director Ti West delights in playing with contrasts in Pearl, adorning grisly murders and a terrifying lead performance with a sumptuous score and rich, saturated colors.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
In Southern California, the holiday season arrives with surf at the shore, snow on the slopes and inflatable Santas adorning lush lawns.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
This time around, Faracy wore a gilded replica of the look, consisting of a gold corset with a gold cone bra, an assortment of gold chains, gold hoop earrings, and a gold hairpiece adorning her high ponytail.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
At the front of the shop is a mélange of plants adorning the main window.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Although a ladder is needed for adorning the tree with ornaments, the tree is pre-lit, so that tangled strands of lights are a thing of Christmas past.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
Thug has managed to find a way to push the envelope all these years later with Uy Scuti, adorning a Druski-esque whiteface that reads as a somewhat subversive take on the current moment’s politics.
—Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
The program employs more than 700 women artisans who produce handwoven bands adorning each Zacapa bottle.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
Their offices are clean and modern, with renderings of the arena project adorning the walls.
—Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Taking inspiration from The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Douglas Sirk melodramas of the '50s, director Ti West delights in playing with contrasts in Pearl, adorning grisly murders and a terrifying lead performance with a sumptuous score and rich, saturated colors.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
In Southern California, the holiday season arrives with surf at the shore, snow on the slopes and inflatable Santas adorning lush lawns.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
This time around, Faracy wore a gilded replica of the look, consisting of a gold corset with a gold cone bra, an assortment of gold chains, gold hoop earrings, and a gold hairpiece adorning her high ponytail.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
At the front of the shop is a mélange of plants adorning the main window.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Although a ladder is needed for adorning the tree with ornaments, the tree is pre-lit, so that tangled strands of lights are a thing of Christmas past.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
Thug has managed to find a way to push the envelope all these years later with Uy Scuti, adorning a Druski-esque whiteface that reads as a somewhat subversive take on the current moment’s politics.
—Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adorning
Adjective
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No cookie-cutter hotel rooms here—you’ll find artful decorative touches and luxury bedding that beg for a lazy morning.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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Somewhere between modern and antique, ornate and modest, decorative and practical is this botanical print and stem green earthenware from Anthropologie.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Ahead of the holiday, Paris was also photographed decorating her house.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Chrome’s versatility, affordability, and natural shine give it fresh appeal for decorating, and the vibrant metallic is dressing up everyday decor and fixtures.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Indiana has rich biodiversity with thousands of species in unique habitats, but the ornamental plant trade, globalization and development have introduced new threats to these ecosystems.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
22 Oct. 2025
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Spring is ideal for planting flowering shrubs, perennials, and ornamental trees such as azaleas, hydrangeas, and dogwoods.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Chop Robinson was escorted off the Hard Rock Stadium field midway through the second quarter with a towel draping his head the entire 60-yard walk.—
Omar Kelly
Updated October 31,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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The arrival carpet was bestrewed with attendees in designer garb, with Sweeney in one of Christian Cowan‘s latest designs and Hudson styling Carolina Herrera’s fabric-draping iteration.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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