arraying

verb

present participle of array
1
as in adorning
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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2
as in clothing
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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3
as in arranging
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 Synonyms for arraying
  1. adorning
  2. clothing
  3. arranging
  4. decorating
  5. dressing
  6. classifying
  7. draping
  8. organizing
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  • The timing of this stellar event is especially striking given that this aurora forecast also happens to coincide with the rising of the full Strawberry Moon, adorning the night sky Monday evening.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
  • Fans have also indulged in a more modern Scottish tradition, adorning statues in both cities with traffic cones.
    — Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 27 June 2026
Definition of adorning
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  • Not feeding the hungry, not tending to the sick, not clothing the naked, not welcoming the refugee.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • This is like inviting a homeless person into your home, sheltering them, feeding them, clothing them, educating them, and having that person's confidant leak that the newly comfortable person doesn't think less of you.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Definition of clothing
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  • All these plans acknowledge the experience gap, namely that training without arranging relevant work experience is often futile.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Among DeJohn’s hobbies were flower arranging, collecting anything blue and white, gardening, and decorating.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
Definition of arranging
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  • The decision also reflected a larger change in the way Taylor thought about decorating.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
  • Among DeJohn’s hobbies were flower arranging, collecting anything blue and white, gardening, and decorating.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
Definition of decorating
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  • Roethling recommends adding compost to every planting hole or top dressing existing roses.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 5 July 2026
  • Take the guesswork out of dressing this summer and fill your closet with these versatile, stylish, and comfortable matching top-and-skirt sets.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Definition of dressing
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  • The legislation, which Gribbin advocated for, authorizes the warnings by classifying a shark attack as an event for which an emergency alert can be issued.
    — Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • He is credited as the first and most significant contributor to South Florida archaeology of the time, classifying materials, recording 49 sites across Miami-Dade and making the first outline of a chronology of indigenous habitation.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
Definition of classifying
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  • But Sportman said more must be done, including draping the area with a tarp to prevent more water from entering the hole, hastening more erosion.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
  • Bunting arranged this way is appropriate for covering a speaker’s desk, draping the front of a platform or general decoration.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
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  • Shoppers appreciate the inner pockets for organizing small essentials, along with the top zipper that keeps everything nice and secure.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 3 July 2026
  • The cruise, which departs from Greece on July 5, was expected to dock in the Turkish port town of Kuşadası two days later, followed by a trip to Istanbul, according to Atlantis Events, which is organizing the voyage.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 July 2026
Definition of organizing
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