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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
The most awe-inspiring element of last Sunday’s 97th annual Oscars was no doubt the garb celebrities walked the red carpet in — that is, everything visibly bedecking their bodies (even if it was see-through, as Julia Fox’s sheer-as-can-be dress certainly was).
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Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
The ship’s masts – bedecked in lights - struck the bridge, breaking on impact and sending debris falling onto the vessel’s deck.
—Nouran Salahieh, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
In those stirring early images, one faceless girl oversees the group’s feast, bedecked in an antler crown and several locks of the dead girl’s hair.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 11 Apr. 2025
But for Easter, Lopez leaned into the pastel vibes of the holiday, bedecking her messy updo with the cutest, teeniest metallic pink bow.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 21 Apr. 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
The ship’s masts – bedecked in lights - struck the bridge, breaking on impact and sending debris falling onto the vessel’s deck.
—Nouran Salahieh, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
In those stirring early images, one faceless girl oversees the group’s feast, bedecked in an antler crown and several locks of the dead girl’s hair.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 11 Apr. 2025
But for Easter, Lopez leaned into the pastel vibes of the holiday, bedecking her messy updo with the cutest, teeniest metallic pink bow.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedeck
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The living quarters center around a cloister courtyard that is lined with dramatic arched colonnades and adorned with a stone wishing well.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
20 June 2025
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In the new version, groups that don’t opt in to the settlement would still have the right to sue members of the wealthy family whose name once adorned museum galleries around the world and programs at several prestigious U.S. universities.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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The two sections of the building are constructed of a spruce framework clad in smooth oak panels, while the central gate is made from traditional 6-inch pine logs.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 June 2025
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Set in the year 3333 on a desolate alien world, players take on the role of the Swordsman, a somewhat blank slate character with minimalist features clad in a tattered cloak.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2025
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The 10-screen theater at the Village at San Antonio Center is decorated with robot toys, a wall of movie posters featuring robots and even has Dumbots, an upstairs lounge with a name inspired by some of the less-intelligent bots in movie history.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
21 June 2025
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The new dining rooms are decorated in Western finery.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2025
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Use it to dress salads with extra virgin olive oil, or on cooked or raw vegetables.—
Veronica Cristino,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
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The siblings grew up in the lap of luxury, dressed in the finest silks, with doting courtiers catering to their every whim.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
26 June 2025
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“Bedeck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedeck. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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