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
Here he is festooned in yellow-brick-road gold, right down to the boots.
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
The downstairs of the mansion will be open and festooned for the holidays for the shopping night.
—Jennifer Brett, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
His regimental coat was festooned with epaulets (fringed) and silver buttons (dazzling).
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
One thing that was gorgeous about the neighborhood is it's festooned with all of these staircases.
—Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2025
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
The downstairs of the mansion will be open and festooned for the holidays for the shopping night.
—Jennifer Brett, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
His regimental coat was festooned with epaulets (fringed) and silver buttons (dazzling).
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
One thing that was gorgeous about the neighborhood is it's festooned with all of these staircases.
—Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for festoon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for festoon
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Shaped like a wheel, with concentric circles around silk spokes, the webs are sometimes adorned with decorations – called stabilimenta.—
Regina G. Barber,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
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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
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Each of the 31 rooms has been decorated by the Smith family, which has owned the property since the early 1990s.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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Sweeney wore the beige suede Maysale pump from Manolo Blahnik, which stands out with a square buckle detail decorating the vamp.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Festoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/festoon. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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