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as in adorned
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
a door arrayed for the holidays with a beautiful evergreen wreath
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as in clad
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
arrayed in a wedding dress that has been handed down in the family for generations
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as in arranged
to put into a particular arrangement
arrayed his baseball cards in order of their rarity and consequent monetary value
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Recent Examples of arrayed
Anthony Wood, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The forces arrayed against that happening are far too powerful.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
Trump sat behind the Resolute Desk, the European leaders arrayed on the other side.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
Casitas arrayed around a small lake provide overnight accommodation.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The accompanying clip shows row upon row of flower arrangements arrayed on the floor after BID workers carefully removed them from the bridge and packed them in plastic bins.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2025
The students in grades K-5 sat around round tables arrayed with vials of liquids including lemon juice, vinegar, ammonia, rubbing alcohol and hydrogen peroxide.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
The barbecue tray, with its juicy meat, purple slaw, and heaps of potato salad arrayed on a butcher-paper background, turned out to be perfectly suited to Instagram.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
The administration may ultimately prevail, but DOGE is almost certainly going to be hindered by the many forces arrayed against it.
—Zachary Karabell, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Mare Crisium is visible as a dark oval to the upper right of the moon's surface, with Mare Tranquillitatis, Serenitatis and Fecunditatis arrayed beneath.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The forces arrayed against that happening are far too powerful.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
Trump sat behind the Resolute Desk, the European leaders arrayed on the other side.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
Casitas arrayed around a small lake provide overnight accommodation.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The accompanying clip shows row upon row of flower arrangements arrayed on the floor after BID workers carefully removed them from the bridge and packed them in plastic bins.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2025
The students in grades K-5 sat around round tables arrayed with vials of liquids including lemon juice, vinegar, ammonia, rubbing alcohol and hydrogen peroxide.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
The barbecue tray, with its juicy meat, purple slaw, and heaps of potato salad arrayed on a butcher-paper background, turned out to be perfectly suited to Instagram.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
The administration may ultimately prevail, but DOGE is almost certainly going to be hindered by the many forces arrayed against it.
—Zachary Karabell, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrayed
Verb
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Their image adorned mosaics, sculptures, and shields.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The high-ceiling room is adorned with artworks, with three massive leafy baskets hanging in the center.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These approvals would enable architects and developers to use SUPERWOOD as cladding on taller buildings.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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That’s good, but cladding a phone whose raison d’etre is gorgeous, slim design seems less than ideal.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Verb
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The Polymarket website on a smartphone arranged in Germantown, New York, US, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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The split will reverse a massive but largely unsuccessful 2015 merger arranged by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and the investment firm 3G Capital, Heinz and Kraft’s owners at the time.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Plus, a bathroom that’s unapologetically indulgent—dressed with a deep soaking tub, rainfall shower, and vanity mirrors that shimmer like stage lights.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Making best dressed — or worst dressed lists — is something both actresses and stylists can translate into cash.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In another photo, Jenner blows out the candles on her birthday cake, which is covered in raspberries and decorated with daisies.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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The homes are fully furnished, decorated, and landscaped, and feature the latest in building trends, technology, and interior design.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The rocker's son Jack, along with his four granddaughters — Pearl, Andy, Minnie and Maple — introduced the performance, with all five clad in Ozzy t-shirts.—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The counterprotesters stationed themselves on the first floor in the center of the City Hall rotunda while the police union marched in circles above them around the second-floor atrium outside the mayor's office, clad in black MPA T-shirts.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the end, Sutton-Schulman won the Triangle Springs appeal, but Highmark classified L’s treatment at Menninger as two separate admissions.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Where cancellation fees were once treated largely as compensation outside the scope of VAT, the Court has increasingly classified them as consideration for services and therefore taxable.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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From the outside, this residence appears to be a fully decked out castle right off the famous Las Vegas, Nevada strip.—
TJ Macias,
Sacbee.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Arrayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrayed. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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