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as in to adorn
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
bedecked the house with hundreds of miniature lights for the party
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as in to clothe
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
the ladies arrived bedecked in furs
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Recent Examples of bedeck
But all the couples are, to quote The Gilded Age, bedecked in their geegaws and ready to show out.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
The chic, comfortable space features cement walls with natural wood accents and is bedecked in leather couches and communal seating areas.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
The converted gas station is just a mile from the Atlantic, and its red walls are bedecked with old license plates.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
The dining room — lined with comfy booths and bedecked with Grandmillennial art — is a spectrum of stroller-pushers, youthful friend groups and silver-haired romantics.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
The chic, comfortable space features cement walls with natural wood accents and is bedecked in leather couches and communal seating areas.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
The converted gas station is just a mile from the Atlantic, and its red walls are bedecked with old license plates.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
The dining room — lined with comfy booths and bedecked with Grandmillennial art — is a spectrum of stroller-pushers, youthful friend groups and silver-haired romantics.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedeck
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The rare flower is known to add luck and happiness to those who adorn their space with its fortune, which is why the water bearer is the ideal sign to align with it.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Tall spikes adorned with small, tubular flowers bloom during summer with a second wave later on, and some varieties rebloom from spring through fall.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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The musician proved yet again her prowess for making even the most outlandish of outfits seem suddenly downright wearable yesterday in Venice, where she DJed at the Biennale, clad in look 80 from the fall 2026 Bottega Veneta collection by Louise Trotter.—
Max Berlinger,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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There are 45 rooms beside and above the spa, all clad in Byzantine colours of muted gold and deep red.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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Handwritten well-wishes and group photos from coworkers, friends, and family decorate the walls of Danh's hospital room.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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The place was brightly lit and sparingly decorated, with clusters of books that made no sense.—
Francesco Pacifico,
The Dial,
12 May 2026
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Senate Democrats, with all the women dressed in white, stood in the well in defiance.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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When McDaniels either didn’t dress or played fewer than 30 minutes this season, the Timberwolves are 4-15 against teams that finished the regular season with winning records.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
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“Bedeck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedeck. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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