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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
Cows, bedecked with giant bells, grazed in the bright green pastures.
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Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 12 June 2025
And, most explosively, prim and proper Aurora Fain, who bedecked herself in geegaws for a night at the opera, is left reeling after her husband announces he’s fallen in love with another woman.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 23 June 2025
Reenactors came not only from the New England states but also from up and down the East Coast bedecked in period garb and detail.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
When bedecking your bed in the form of easy-breezy sheets, though, Peacock will take on a summery kind of joie de vivre.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
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Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 12 June 2025
And, most explosively, prim and proper Aurora Fain, who bedecked herself in geegaws for a night at the opera, is left reeling after her husband announces he’s fallen in love with another woman.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 23 June 2025
Reenactors came not only from the New England states but also from up and down the East Coast bedecked in period garb and detail.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
When bedecking your bed in the form of easy-breezy sheets, though, Peacock will take on a summery kind of joie de vivre.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedeck
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The set comes with 60 lined stationery sheets and 30 matching envelopes, all adorned with 10 distinctive floral designs in soft pastel shades.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
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Executive education has also lured funds from another core Harvard constituency: billionaires with their names adorning a building.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
2 Aug. 2025
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Next to me line cooks, sous-chefs, and other assorted restaurant workers clad in athleisure are limbering up in the middle of a narrow street in downtown Manhattan, the skyscrapers casting us into shadow in the sunny weather.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Aug. 2025
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The main level is open and airy and anchored by a dramatic double-sided fireplace clad in vertical strips of wood, a motif that repeats throughout the home.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
11 Aug. 2025
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The food containers are all decorated with whimsical illustrations, and the bag even features a crossword puzzle with McDonaldland trivia.—
Erin Clements,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Artist Jeremy Novy, who has been decorating Milwaukee streets with his koi fish since 2006, will design the crosswalks.—
Rose Androwich,
jsonline.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Slovakia unfolds like a storybook—picture Bratislava’s old town leaning into the Danube—dressed with pastel façades, winding alleys, and medieval towers.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The garden salad was refreshing, with iceberg lettuce, cucumber and cherry tomatoes dressed with homemade ranch dressing with the taste of fresh dill.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Bedeck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedeck. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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