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
Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
And for years running up to the current era, this has applied to sponsors adorning cars and tracks with their logos.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Seth created what is being used as promotional material for the Valparaiso Creative Council, adorning umbrellas for sale and other items.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
One level may take place at nighttime across the roof tops of a village having a lantern festival with light and fireworks erupting in the distance, followed by a level that takes place in a foundry with lava and machinery adorning the backgrounds.
—David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Retailing for over $9,000 and long associated with icons like Grace Kelly and the Princess of Wales, the 10-motif piece now adorning ballplayers is available in stones such as onyx, malachite, carnelian, and mother-of-pearl.
—India Brown, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2025
Made in China, the dolls are sold in various colors and have drawn quite the buzz, adorning the handbags of fans globally.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
More recently, Dua Lipa has taken to adorning her Birkin with scarves, charms and now Labubus — though the bag itself appears immaculate.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Matching the gold hue of the jewels, the accompanying Dimoo comes draped in three rows of shining cubes nodding to the jeweler’s design and has Chopard’s curling C initial adorning his hair.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
Where Old-World Wallpaper Works Best Historically, wallpaper began adorning cupboard interiors and modest rooms of merchant homes.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
And for years running up to the current era, this has applied to sponsors adorning cars and tracks with their logos.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Seth created what is being used as promotional material for the Valparaiso Creative Council, adorning umbrellas for sale and other items.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
One level may take place at nighttime across the roof tops of a village having a lantern festival with light and fireworks erupting in the distance, followed by a level that takes place in a foundry with lava and machinery adorning the backgrounds.
—David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Retailing for over $9,000 and long associated with icons like Grace Kelly and the Princess of Wales, the 10-motif piece now adorning ballplayers is available in stones such as onyx, malachite, carnelian, and mother-of-pearl.
—India Brown, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2025
Made in China, the dolls are sold in various colors and have drawn quite the buzz, adorning the handbags of fans globally.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
More recently, Dua Lipa has taken to adorning her Birkin with scarves, charms and now Labubus — though the bag itself appears immaculate.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Matching the gold hue of the jewels, the accompanying Dimoo comes draped in three rows of shining cubes nodding to the jeweler’s design and has Chopard’s curling C initial adorning his hair.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adorning
Adjective
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Five centuries on, and designers have come full circle, returning to small, utilitarian spaces to make big decorative statements.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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Washing and disinfecting decorative pumpkins removes fungal spores and will slow that process down.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The mantelpiece is the perfect stage for fall decorating, offering an easy way to bring autumn indoors with rustic vibes and warm hues.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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How soon is too soon to kick off fall decorating?—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Add ornamental onions to flower beds and edible onions near tomatoes to keep squirrels away.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
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Four Petal Flowers Ornamental Textile At the time of restoration, there were no records describing the production process for the ornamental textiles with their pattern of four petal flowers.—
Isabelle Kliger,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Moraes developed computer models to simulate draping a sheet on both a 3D human form and a bas-relief carving to test which version most closely matched the figure preserved in the shroud.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Plains Cree designer, who just graduated from Parsons, continued with his recurring use of ribbons and feathers—this time draping colorful ribbons in avant-garde silhouettes that were reminiscent of Lady Gaga and Alexander McQueen looks (two of his biggest muses).—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
19 Aug. 2025
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