decked out

idiom

1
: dressed in a very fancy way
We got all decked out for the occasion.
often + in
She was decked out in furs.
guys decked out in fancy tuxedos
2
: decorated in a fancy way
often + with
a room decked out with hundreds of little lights

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For introductions, the Braves and Reds walked between a pair of cars decked out in Atlanta and Cincinnati colors. Teresa M. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025 The whole family, including Hegseth, is decked out in Tennessee orange for game day. Allison Kiehl, The Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2025 The main living area is a cozy, yet spacious layout with a living room decked out in floor to ceiling windows. Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2025 The three characters, who make up the Monsters Cereal lineup, are each in their signature look: Count Chocula sports his brown cape, Boo Berry wears his yellow hat and red bow-tie, and Franken Berry is decked out in his monochrome strawberry-pink ensemble. Erin Clements, People.com, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for decked out

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“Decked out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decked%20out. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.

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