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
Embrace what's to come by decorating your nails with flowers from tulips and peonies to daisies.
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Christina Perrier, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026
In his autobiography, Wright discusses how his mother prophesied his future as an architect, decorating his nursery with buildings to encourage this development.
—Carrie Hojnicki, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
The parades are organized by elite and mysterious krewes that spend months preparing for the holiday, decorating their floats and selecting those who get to ride on them.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Camping, decorating cookies, walking by the lake, watching my daughters play sports or perform, relaxing on our deck with our two dogs.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The model added a slight shimmer to her ensemble by decorating her Saint Laurent slingback pumps with dangling diamond anklets.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
If vibrant hues aren’t your thing, try decorating for the holiday with some gorgeous greenery like @gagirl_vintagedecor did on Instagram.
—Nomita Vaish-Taylor, The Spruce, 11 Feb. 2026
Rather than leaning into the hearts, roses, and deep reds and pinks associated with Valentine’s Day, start by decorating with complementary colors.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
Sparkly, playful sunglasses kids genuinely love decorating and wearing.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Christina Perrier, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026
In his autobiography, Wright discusses how his mother prophesied his future as an architect, decorating his nursery with buildings to encourage this development.
—Carrie Hojnicki, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
The parades are organized by elite and mysterious krewes that spend months preparing for the holiday, decorating their floats and selecting those who get to ride on them.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Camping, decorating cookies, walking by the lake, watching my daughters play sports or perform, relaxing on our deck with our two dogs.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The model added a slight shimmer to her ensemble by decorating her Saint Laurent slingback pumps with dangling diamond anklets.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
If vibrant hues aren’t your thing, try decorating for the holiday with some gorgeous greenery like @gagirl_vintagedecor did on Instagram.
—Nomita Vaish-Taylor, The Spruce, 11 Feb. 2026
Rather than leaning into the hearts, roses, and deep reds and pinks associated with Valentine’s Day, start by decorating with complementary colors.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
Sparkly, playful sunglasses kids genuinely love decorating and wearing.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorating
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While the silhouettes remain relatively the same, Queen Camilla regularly experiments with color and patterns, even adorning her coats with sentimental and historic jewelry pieces.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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On a gray and dreary winter day in the city, the vibrant colors and distinguished face adorning a West Philadelphia rowhome are hard to miss.—
Janelle Burrell,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Mix and match them in hanging pots or window boxes, which display their draping forms to best advantage.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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The footage subsequently shows the suspect grabbing leaves from the front yard and draping them over the camera lens to avoid further detection.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
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Rather than trimming the beans individually, do it in batches.—
Riley Wofford,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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Often the hedge is full enough with healthy limbs to grow shoots that fill voids left from trimming.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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Cocktail dresses and cozy twinsets have been swapped out for work-appropriate blazers and cardigans layered over shirts, though Rowe retained some of Jones’s flirty personality by dressing her in pieces such as a mini skirt, made more demure styled with stockings.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Place dressing ingredients in small bowl; stir to combine.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Decorating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorating. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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