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
The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island Amelia Island, Florida An unspoiled wisp of a barrier island, Amelia Island has miles of pristine beaches with sand dunes and unfettered access to the Atlantic Ocean, plus a forest of giant oaks draped in Spanish moss just for good measure.
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Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 9 June 2026
From the annals of cooking past, sauce jouvert, spunky with marjoram, red wine vinegar, both walnuts and hazelnuts, and breadcrumbs, is raised from the annals of recipe history to be draped over pretty much any kind of vegetable.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 8 June 2026
Amid a dense thicket of timber-and-metal stalls where secondhand retailers ordinarily hawked their wares, a runner of red-and-green astroturf cut a path toward a stage draped in the tricolor of the Ghanaian flag.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
The incubator is draped with a blanket to protect her fragile, developing eyes from the harsh fluorescent lights of the ward.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
In Wake-Keeper (2026), a roughly four-by-five-foot canvas, a pious man draped in the red cloth of traditional Ghanaian funeral attire sits on a stool with his hands clasped, his body facing the left side of the frame.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
All told, the blanket fort included hundreds of sheets draped over tent poles and anchored by ropes, pipes, and even binder clips.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
More than 16,000 proud Haitian fans decked head to toe in red and blue, Haitian flags draped around their shoulders, rocked Inter Miami Stadium for a pre-World Cup friendly game against New Zealand.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Tactile wallpapers, four-poster beds draped in maroon velvets, the sort of excess that feels just right.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 9 June 2026
From the annals of cooking past, sauce jouvert, spunky with marjoram, red wine vinegar, both walnuts and hazelnuts, and breadcrumbs, is raised from the annals of recipe history to be draped over pretty much any kind of vegetable.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 8 June 2026
Amid a dense thicket of timber-and-metal stalls where secondhand retailers ordinarily hawked their wares, a runner of red-and-green astroturf cut a path toward a stage draped in the tricolor of the Ghanaian flag.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
The incubator is draped with a blanket to protect her fragile, developing eyes from the harsh fluorescent lights of the ward.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
In Wake-Keeper (2026), a roughly four-by-five-foot canvas, a pious man draped in the red cloth of traditional Ghanaian funeral attire sits on a stool with his hands clasped, his body facing the left side of the frame.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
All told, the blanket fort included hundreds of sheets draped over tent poles and anchored by ropes, pipes, and even binder clips.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
More than 16,000 proud Haitian fans decked head to toe in red and blue, Haitian flags draped around their shoulders, rocked Inter Miami Stadium for a pre-World Cup friendly game against New Zealand.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Tactile wallpapers, four-poster beds draped in maroon velvets, the sort of excess that feels just right.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for draped
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Lester’s, the hotel’s restaurant, will open in the annex next door in summer 2026, but a full breakfast is served daily in the cozy on-site bar adorned with nautical paintings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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Each chair was also adorned with a handmade fan to ward off the late afternoon heat, according to Italian media.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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In a cozy room decorated with guitars on the wall and a keyboard by his side, Peter Frampton is smiling.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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Allred described the space as more elevated than a typical dive bar pool hall, decorated with antique brass lighting, leather accents, and deep tones of red and purple.—
Katelyn Umholtz,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
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