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as in to adorn
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
bedecked the house with hundreds of miniature lights for the party
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as in to clothe
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
the ladies arrived bedecked in furs
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Recent Examples of bedeck
They’re dressed in robes and bedecked with greens.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024
At time of publication, all episodes from the MasterChef back catalog remain on BBC iPlayer and the MasterChef section of the player is bedecked with images of a smiling Wallace alongside fellow presenters.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
Getty Home to Africa’s oldest synagogue, more than 300 mosques, a Catholic church, and a thousand-year-old village bedecked in contemporary murals, Djerba is a delightfully unorthodox—and much needed—reminder that humans thrown together in splendid isolation can get things right.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2024
The less sober, more fun approach to watch collecting extends beyond buyers’ newfound interest in vintage Rolexes steeped in the brand’s more bohemian vibe—like these groovy styles that Italian Watch Spotter highlighted a few years ago—to modern chronographs bedecked with multicolor sapphires.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024
At time of publication, all episodes from the MasterChef back catalog remain on BBC iPlayer and the MasterChef section of the player is bedecked with images of a smiling Wallace alongside fellow presenters.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
Getty Home to Africa’s oldest synagogue, more than 300 mosques, a Catholic church, and a thousand-year-old village bedecked in contemporary murals, Djerba is a delightfully unorthodox—and much needed—reminder that humans thrown together in splendid isolation can get things right.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2024
The less sober, more fun approach to watch collecting extends beyond buyers’ newfound interest in vintage Rolexes steeped in the brand’s more bohemian vibe—like these groovy styles that Italian Watch Spotter highlighted a few years ago—to modern chronographs bedecked with multicolor sapphires.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedeck
Verb
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Nowadays, however, the ease isn’t a compelling enough reason to adorn our walls with it.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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Scott, 34, is the latest musician to adorn the Catalan club’s kit for a La Liga fixture against rivals Madrid as part of their sponsorship deal with Spotify.—
Leon Imber,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Photo : David Fitzgerald A circular foyer clad in hexagonal tile introduces the home.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
8 May 2025
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Over an hour after the white smoke emerged, the new pope, clad in his papal vestments, stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and greeted the world.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
8 May 2025
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Unlike typical vehicles, this car is designed to be decorated, and Blippi selects colors to personalize it.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
2 May 2025
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Future chefs and home cooks will learn to cook, bake and decorate, all from scratch.—
Terri Daxon,
Oc Register,
1 May 2025
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What does dressing in motherhood look like for multi-hyphenate Halle Bailey?—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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Pleakley notably dressed in women's clothes, though his one eye was blatantly visible behind reading glasses.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
9 May 2025
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“Bedeck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedeck. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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