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Recent Examples of decoration The figureines can be added to ofrendas as decoration for the holiday. Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 25 Oct. 2025 There’s a formal orange-tie ball, a giant pumpkin expo, ghost tours, zombie bar crawls, elaborate decoration contests and parades including Big Parade of Little People in Anoka’s quaint red-brick downtown. Chris Kenning, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025 But her fresh start turns chilling when eerie holiday decorations begin appearing in her apartment… each one a message from someone who knows her too well. Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025 Handmade gift items will be sold ranging from quilts, table runners, tea towels, aprons and baby items to placemats, Christmas ornaments and holiday table decorations. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for decoration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decoration
Noun
  • The Cabinet Room of the White House has also gotten some golden ornamentation added.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The iconic theater, with its elaborate ornamentation, arcades, balconies and turrets, was built in the Spanish Baroque style.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Diane Brady is an award-winning business journalist and author who has interviewed newsmakers worldwide and often speaks about the global business landscape.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The season after Hazan shared his concerns with me, Beasley had a career year, finishing second in the league in three-pointers made and emerging as a finalist for the league’s Sixth Man of the Year award.
    Danny Funt, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Designed with an onyx ornament at the closure, the black clutch featured a crystal-inset frame.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Each features a charming tree design loaded with ornaments and toys.
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Marchand has offered one of his jerseys as a raffle prize, which is up for auction online.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The ambitious new festival, which has a total prize pot of more than $300,000, will take place in various locations across Doha, including the Katara Cultural Village, Msheireb Downtown Doha and the Museum of Islamic Art.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • An Updown girl buried with adornments befitting the seventh-century Anglo-Saxon elite had a sub-Saharan African grandparent, and the Slavicization of Eurasia was the result of east-to-west migration rather than of top-down imposition by Slavic elites.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The brand uses Italian cellulose acetate to create its chic adornments, selected for its durability and eco-credentials.
    Ellie Davis, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Federal investigation reveals wide criminal net Browse the website of Chen’s Prince Group, and the company’s public image is one of charitable endeavors, business accolades and awards for corporate social responsibility initiatives, large donations to anti-Covid efforts, and education programs.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Awarded writers and filmmakers received accolades from industry partners including AMC Networks, Enderby Entertainment, Josephson Entertainment and the Writers Guild of America East.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Johnson’s early performance led to him earning second-team midseason Associated Press All-America honors.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
  • And even though those consequences are, in the grand scheme of things, nothing as big as what their conduct might demand, the fact that Andrew had to give up his royal titles and honors is more than a lot of people expected.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Decoration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decoration. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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