as in decorating
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
deck the halls with boughs of holly
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Recent Examples of decking
The last major decking project like this, Hudson Yards, left a sour taste in the mouth of many New Yorkers.
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Ben Guttmann, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Loop upgrades Trex to buy from hold Loop upgraded the wood decking company following earnings.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
Travis Kelce is decking the halls of Arrowhead Stadium.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
And much like Aspen’s Gorsuch, the legendary Strolz Sport & Mode has been decking visitors with swanky sportswear and ski gear for over 100 years.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
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Ben Guttmann, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Loop upgrades Trex to buy from hold Loop upgraded the wood decking company following earnings.
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
Travis Kelce is decking the halls of Arrowhead Stadium.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
And much like Aspen’s Gorsuch, the legendary Strolz Sport & Mode has been decking visitors with swanky sportswear and ski gear for over 100 years.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decking
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The ingredients became rather expensive, not to mention that baking, assembling, decorating and transporting a carrot wedding cake was no small feat.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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For families The kids club is tucked away in a garden, with its own pool and water slide as well as a jungle gym and craft classes (like lantern-making, coconut leaf art, and seashell bracelet decorating) for children up to age 12.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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Three days later, on February 12, community members joined to raise the flag again, and to date, the pride flag to stands outside the monument, along with several more smaller flags adorning the area.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Even children will have perfectly tied bandanas adorning their necks.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
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Even the toilet paper truck draping the set in streaming white ribbons feels curiously and organically inspired.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
15 May 2026
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The shoes accompanied a black dress with draping and a high-low skirt.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
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“Decking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decking. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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