ARRAYING Synonyms: 172 Similar and Opposite Words

arraying

verb

present participle of array

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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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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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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Tourism picks up Whether arriving from within Chile or overseas, tourists are venturing into the remote, inhospitable areas of the Atacama to admire the millions of flowers adorning vast areas of the desert, stretching from the coast to the horizon.

— Nayara Batschke, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Growing up thousands of miles away from the Hollywood sign in Bratislava, Slovakia, ADÉLA spent her childhood studying American pop stars and had posters of Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande and Britney Spears adorning her bedroom walls.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026

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His work finds a means of using technology, engineering, and performance to ask what a garment might be capable of beyond simply clothing the body.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026
Not feeding the hungry, not tending to the sick, not clothing the naked, not welcoming the refugee.

— Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026

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Rossi interpreted the idea of the piazza quite literally, arranging the service’s pieces like structures around a public square.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
In January 2026, the company launched Beyond Borders, an employee network where international staff can help one another navigate the hurdles of settling in, such as finding a doctor, navigating an insurance policy document, or arranging childcare.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

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Small details added personality to denim, from a red floral patch decorating the back pocket of a pair of jeans to designer and vintage belts.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Coffee spills, muddy shoes, pet mishaps, and everyday messes don’t have to turn into decorating disasters.

— Ethan Stone October 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026

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Below, members of Forbes Technology Council share strategies for classifying large volumes of unstructured data while keeping the manual workload manageable.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Zema has proposed classifying major criminal factions as terrorist organizations.

— Katie Angell Britannica Editors Oct. 2, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Oct. 2026

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But simply draping garments willy-nilly anywhere isn’t your best move because wet laundry needs the right conditions to dry completely.

— Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 26 Sep. 2026
While Cameron accessorized with a draping cape, David wore a silk green scarf.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

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Bookkeeping is the process of recording and organizing your business's day-to-day financial activity.

— Carson Brunson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, the Union Syndicale Lycéenne, one of the high school student unions involved in organizing the demonstrations, suggested a much larger turnout of 450,000 people across the country.

— Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

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