as in adorning
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
decorated the mansion's hallways with priceless paintings and luxurious tapestries
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Recent Examples of decorating
Setting the business up, decorating, shopping and all the other preparations for the opening assist in moving the plot towards its conclusion.
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Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
This is a lovely window for nesting, gathering loved ones, and even making moves around your living situation, whether that means decorating, purchasing, or settling somewhere new.
—Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026
In the course of a single session, the harried Paula (played by Tatiana Maslany) gets a hot, younger guy to listen to her complain about her ex-husband, offer feedback on her home-decorating ideas, and coax her into a climax—all in a few short minutes.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 28 May 2026
In lieu of decorating with all-white bedding, add some pops of brightness.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 28 May 2026
One of those efforts is decorating hospital rooms through the nonprofit Wish Upon a Teen, which has since named Nancy Sovran its executive director.
—Julia Avant, CBS News, 26 May 2026
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
Descriptions appear on the screen when players enter the buildings or approach real-life photos decorating the walls.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026
Sharing decorations with your family or others could be a great way to get them in the hands of people who are starting their decorating journey.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
This is a lovely window for nesting, gathering loved ones, and even making moves around your living situation, whether that means decorating, purchasing, or settling somewhere new.
—Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026
In the course of a single session, the harried Paula (played by Tatiana Maslany) gets a hot, younger guy to listen to her complain about her ex-husband, offer feedback on her home-decorating ideas, and coax her into a climax—all in a few short minutes.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 28 May 2026
In lieu of decorating with all-white bedding, add some pops of brightness.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 28 May 2026
One of those efforts is decorating hospital rooms through the nonprofit Wish Upon a Teen, which has since named Nancy Sovran its executive director.
—Julia Avant, CBS News, 26 May 2026
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
Descriptions appear on the screen when players enter the buildings or approach real-life photos decorating the walls.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026
Sharing decorations with your family or others could be a great way to get them in the hands of people who are starting their decorating journey.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorating
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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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These red carpet-worthy pieces include dramatically draping diamond necklaces, icy diamond and ruby bracelets, superb emerald and diamond jewels and celestial sapphire and diamond rings.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Simple styling tricks like tying, wrapping, or draping a scarf can transform basic pieces into more polished, creative looks.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
23 May 2026
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Protective measures range from trimming at-risk tree branches to replacing flimsy exterior doors with stronger ones.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Michael is stepping into a really key role trimming the wing, which is probably one of the harder roles on the F50.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Divide the dressing evenly among the five jars.—
Laura Mclively,
Mercury News,
25 May 2026
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Mixing seasons is the ultimate test in dressing.—
Kelsey Stiegman,
Glamour,
25 May 2026
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“Decorating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorating. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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