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Recent Examples of wreath
Descendants of some of the people who died lay a wreath before the game, the names of the dead are displayed on the electronic boards around the pitch.
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Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
On the second Sunday of every December, National Park Service rangers place a wreath at the base of the tree to honor those who have passed while serving the nation.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
That request was granted Monday, March 2, with a private, then public service — including a wreath-laying — planned at the statehouse rotunda.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Federal prosecutors have said the harassment included anonymous deliveries of items like live cockroaches and spiders, a funeral wreath, and a bloody pig face mask to the couple’s home.
—Leah Willingham, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
On the second Sunday of every December, National Park Service rangers place a wreath at the base of the tree to honor those who have passed while serving the nation.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
That request was granted Monday, March 2, with a private, then public service — including a wreath-laying — planned at the statehouse rotunda.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Federal prosecutors have said the harassment included anonymous deliveries of items like live cockroaches and spiders, a funeral wreath, and a bloody pig face mask to the couple’s home.
—Leah Willingham, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wreath
Noun
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Another egg-cellent garland for the season, this one is covered with pastel glitter egg lights.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Last week, the Princess of Wales paid a visit to Leicester to celebrate the city’s Indian community, where she was presented with a rose garland—a symbol of respect and honour in Indian culture—that was also strung with pearls.—
Laura Hawkins,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
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While some of the students were flying through the sky for dunks and layups, the impact of the courts goes beyond hoops, too.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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There still tends to be more patience on the hoops side as far as hair-trigger firings or Lane Kiffin-style departures.—
Justin Williams,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Guests are literally referred to as kings and queens, the men given crowns and boutonnieres, and the women tiaras and wrist corsages.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The singer wore a custom blue Luar dress the color of Puerto Rico’s independence flag, and a Piers Atkinson corsage featuring the country’s national flower, the flor de maga.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
9 Feb. 2026
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The woman had diamond rings and other jewelry, as well as cash and keys to a car.—
Kevin Foster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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The team is gathering community support to fundraise for championship rings to memorialize their history-making season.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Every table featured a centerpiece picture of Faalave-Johnson, some in action, others with a lei around his neck at a TV awards ceremony last fall.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Luhrmann has also unearthed some hypnotic clips of Elvis performing live in Hawaii in 1957, wearing a shimmering gold jacket, his neck ringed with a lei.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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Future closed-loop control systems will likely use online sensors and microfluidic regulators to maintain these within fetal norms.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Raven Loop tunnel was one of more than 480 pitches Boring Company received to build a one-mile long loop tunnel that is 12 feet in diameter.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Gordon ended up suffering a left hamstring strain in Game 6 of Denver’s second-round series against Oklahoma City.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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Slaughter is projected to be a third- or fourth-round pick.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Stacy Jennings posted 2 hits, 2 RBIs and a walk while also dominating in the circle, allowing three hits and zero earned runs.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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It had been mounted on a small platform, which bore a little icon of a pair of feet inside a backslash circle, as though stepping into a guillotine were every museumgoer’s wish.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Wreath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wreath. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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