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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
And any art bedecking the space is courtesy of Matt Williams, of Camden Arts Centre, who commissioned more than 30 works for the new spot.
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Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2026
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 Captain was introduced bedecked in his red, white, and blue stars-and-stripes costume.
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Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
The Reel Inn Almost no restaurant in L.A. epitomized the beachy seafood shack better than the Reel Inn, a long-running restaurant bedecked with Christmas lights and an aquarium at the edge of Malibu and Topanga.
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Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2025
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Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2026
But all the couples are, to quote The Gilded Age, bedecked in their geegaws and ready to show out.
—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
The Captain was introduced bedecked in his red, white, and blue stars-and-stripes costume.
—
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
The Reel Inn Almost no restaurant in L.A. epitomized the beachy seafood shack better than the Reel Inn, a long-running restaurant bedecked with Christmas lights and an aquarium at the edge of Malibu and Topanga.
—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedeck
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The stone lantern adorned with deer in Osaka Garden on the grounds of the Museum of Science and Industry is from the exhibition, and just southeast of there one of the stone structures from the World's Fair is now a Chicago Park District restroom.
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Fans have also indulged in a more modern Scottish tradition, adorning statues in both cities with traffic cones.
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When the bullhorn blared and the stretching ended, more than 80 Falcons players clad in red and white scattered in different directions.
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Inside a historic church on Park Avenue, two dancers clothed in blue-and-pink brocade twirl up and down the aisles to a string-heavy soundtrack.
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The player Dunleavy ended up picking was one of the most decorated in the nation.
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Jean-Micheal Gathy's interiors are decorated in pale sand, taupe, and gold tones, with marble floors and silken carpets.
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The vast majority that day was dressed in Ecuador’s canary yellow.
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Pair them with a blouse and heels for a meeting or dress them down with sneakers and a sweatshirt for the weekend.
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“Bedeck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedeck. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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