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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
On the morning of Christmas Eve, my maternal grandparents and I put up our own decorations, bedecking our apartment, in the north of the capital, with vintage baubles, tinsel, and seasonal cushions.
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Armando Ledezma, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
In that sense, the fact that the podcaster wife of Trump’s key aide Stephen Miller posted on X a photo of Greenland bedecked in red, white, and blue should be seen as less a joke and more a DEFCON 1 alert for Europe.
—Garrett M. Graff, Wired News, 6 Jan. 2026
Admire the Queen Anne and Italianate architecture, including original staircases, fireplace mantles and woodwork, and see these homes bedecked in their best holiday finery.
—Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2025
But the biggest highlight of their set came at the end when Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler strolled out wearing his signature kimono-style coat and carrying a mic stand bedecked in colorful ribbons.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 18 Sep. 2025
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Armando Ledezma, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
In that sense, the fact that the podcaster wife of Trump’s key aide Stephen Miller posted on X a photo of Greenland bedecked in red, white, and blue should be seen as less a joke and more a DEFCON 1 alert for Europe.
—Garrett M. Graff, Wired News, 6 Jan. 2026
Admire the Queen Anne and Italianate architecture, including original staircases, fireplace mantles and woodwork, and see these homes bedecked in their best holiday finery.
—Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2025
But the biggest highlight of their set came at the end when Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler strolled out wearing his signature kimono-style coat and carrying a mic stand bedecked in colorful ribbons.
—Peter Larsen, Daily News, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedeck
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Those myths were conveyed through performance, sung in the great halls of the elite, recited at festivals all across the ancient world, staged at the theatre to large audiences, and displayed on wall paintings, mosaics, vases, and sculptures that adorned both sacred sanctuaries and city-states.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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Now the studio is adorned with custom artwork of his logo and a bookshelf’s worth of novelty mugs.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
27 Feb. 2026
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According to the indictment, a group of people clad in black and wearing masks, some carrying firearms and wearing body armor, shot fireworks toward the center and vandalized vehicles and a guard shed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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The frames are wood on the interior and clad with vinyl or aluminum on the exterior side, giving you the best of both worlds.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
23 Feb. 2026
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The rooms Each of the 11 rooms and two suites is individually decorated, some in bold blues and whites, to reflect the ocean beyond, with elegant colonial-style furnishings that mirror the origins of its founding English owners.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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The cards are coordinated by Robin Hinks, a program assistant whose duties include decorating, tracking and mailing them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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No one is competing for attention—the aesthetic leans East Coast understated luxury, with linen sets, oversized sun hats, and Hermès slides rather than logo-forward designer pieces—but most guests dress just polished enough to match the surrounding setting.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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Mission Hills’ football team, dressed in black, packed the stands behind the Parker bench.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Bedeck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedeck. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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