decorations

plural of decoration

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of decorations Prepping your home for winter should go beyond pulling out holiday decorations — especially when so many pieces from Martha Stewart’s cozy modern farmhouse furniture collection are on sale during Wayfair Way Day. Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025 The app adds pins to houses, and tapping on them reveals more details, such as whether the home has spooky fun decorations, is welcoming trick or treaters or hosting a community event. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025 With Halloween fast approaching, people around the world are bedecking their homes with ghoulish decorations. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025 The museum embraces the town’s unique role as a final home after one’s life, showcasing everything from early-20th-century embalming equipment to the tombstones of 19th-century San Francisco residents — once sold in a Santa Cruz consignment shop and advertised as Halloween decorations. Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025 The tree comes with a stand and would look incredible covered in monochromatic decorations. Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025 Hanging decor, like lights and cobwebs, are the most popular Halloween decorations according to the survey. Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025 Your pumpkins are styled on the front porch, colorful mums are blooming by the door, and Halloween decorations have transformed the house with the perfect fall theme—but there’s just one thing missing. Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025 Today’s iteration sees 100 or so stalls set up, selling nativity scene figurines and Christmas decorations. Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorations
Noun
  • Normally, the family — which includes children Gage, 18; Mason, 20; and Sydney, 22 — celebrates Christmas with ornaments passed down from the children's grandparents.
    Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Trump has since added more portraits in more opulent and baroque frames, and added decorative ornaments in shiny gold (including wall finials, fireplace accents and a row of vessels where greenery used to be).
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Bugonia, the latest from Yorgos Lanthimos, had a great opening weekend as awards season hopefuls including It Was Just An Accident and The Mastermind saw solid expansions at the specialty box office.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Some of Sovereign's wines have even won international awards and competitions.
    Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There will be a costume contest starting at midnight in Room7, exclusive drink offerings and a chance to win $2000 in cash and prizes.
    Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • There will also be a costume contest with prizes.
    Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Trump has already made some other changes at the White House, like golden adornments in the Oval Office and a new patio in the Rose Garden, both of which mirror the aesthetic of his Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Staple embellishments like feathers, sequins and crystals galore were still profusely deployed to telegraph Rizza’s signature penchant for feminine, statement adornments.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 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
  • The Walk of Fame honors artists and music industry professionals who have made a significant impact on Nashville.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Our annual IndieWire Critics Survey out of the Cannes Film Festival awarded that film top honors (out of all the films at Cannes) as well.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Until a few weeks ago, however, the Chiefs’ outpost inside SubTropolis flew largely under the radar, serving primarily as a depository for historical documents, films, trophies, uniforms and photos.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Born in Sydney, Barning owned a construction company and was also an avid fisherman, having won many trophies at previous game fishing competitions, the coroner said.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Decorations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorations. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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