as in to adorn
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
an elderly actress bedizening herself with makeup and jewelry
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The inside collar is grey, mimicking the concrete interior structure of the Monster, and is adorned with 1912, the year Fenway Park first opened.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
16 May 2025 -
At the Fiesta Plaza neighborhood, the world's largest sombrero will adorn the Tipsy Sombrero Bar.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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Followers often applaud her decorating skills, but also worry that living in such a cramped space could impact her health.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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Numerous cellphone videos from nearby onlookers captured the moment the ship's masts, decorated with lights, collided with the bottom of the Brooklyn Bridge.—
Riley Hoffman,
ABC News,
17 May 2025
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Scout went for an entirely different look in a medium brown georgette gown with a cowl neckline and draping that created a ruching effect across her waist.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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In it, the woman revealed a less-charming side to her boyfriend's routine: his tendency to drape a towel haphazardly over the bathroom rail.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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“Bedizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedizen. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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