as in adorned
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
the town hall was draped in bunting for the annual Fourth of July festivities
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Recent Examples of draped
Her Oscar de la Renta minidress was formed from strands of crystals draped over a nude base, with an open back and more beading suspended around her arms.
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Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
2 July 2026
Hoover Dam's giant American flag returns The massive American flag draped across Hoover Dam is back after briefly being removed for repairs.
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Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Ahead of her opening-round match against French player Elsa Jacquemot, Osaka arrived in the players’ tunnel draped in a custom all-white kimono layered over a floral Nike performance dress.
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Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
By the morning of Sunday, June 28, the bodies had been recovered and were draped in flags as they were transported to the local coroner’s office, The New York Times reported.
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Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
He is draped across a chair, jewels on his hand glistening, and fur rugs lining the floor.
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Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2026
And Charlotte, unlike Chicago or San Francisco, didn’t develop a historic LGBTQ neighborhood with rows of gay bars on one street, pride flags draped from the facade of dozens of businesses, or rainbows painted on crosswalks.
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Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
On Sunday, the event saw hundreds milling about the convention center with red-on-white patterned scarves — the Shemagh, Jordan’s national headscarf — wrapped around their heads or draped by the hosts across the shoulders of guests as a gift to perfect strangers.
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Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
Sheer black outfits that looked pulled from the pages of a gothic romance novel were draped on bodies.
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Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
2 July 2026
Hoover Dam's giant American flag returns The massive American flag draped across Hoover Dam is back after briefly being removed for repairs.
—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Ahead of her opening-round match against French player Elsa Jacquemot, Osaka arrived in the players’ tunnel draped in a custom all-white kimono layered over a floral Nike performance dress.
—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
By the morning of Sunday, June 28, the bodies had been recovered and were draped in flags as they were transported to the local coroner’s office, The New York Times reported.
—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
He is draped across a chair, jewels on his hand glistening, and fur rugs lining the floor.
—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2026
And Charlotte, unlike Chicago or San Francisco, didn’t develop a historic LGBTQ neighborhood with rows of gay bars on one street, pride flags draped from the facade of dozens of businesses, or rainbows painted on crosswalks.
—
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
On Sunday, the event saw hundreds milling about the convention center with red-on-white patterned scarves — the Shemagh, Jordan’s national headscarf — wrapped around their heads or draped by the hosts across the shoulders of guests as a gift to perfect strangers.
—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
Sheer black outfits that looked pulled from the pages of a gothic romance novel were draped on bodies.
—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for draped
Verb
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In the photos, Blondeau is seen in her characteristic bun adorned with flowers and white cape-overlay gown, holding a calla lily bouquet.
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Models’ hair — some adorned with a colorful butterfly — at Sean Suen looked windswept.
Verb
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The stage was decorated with Bosnian colored lights — blue, white and yellow — at one end.
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One sign was hung above an awning and set against a starry backdrop, while a smaller sign decorated the front of Colbert's desk.
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“Draped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draped. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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