emblazed

verb

past tense of emblaze
1
as in adorned
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming the days when movies were shown in palaces that were lavishly emblazed to look like ancient Egypt or exotic Arabia

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2
as in illuminated
to supply with light a time when Broadway was emblazed by the lights of dozens of theaters

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emblazed
  1. adorned
  2. illuminated
  3. decorated
  4. illumined
  5. draped
  6. lit
Verb
  • Giant banners showing the faces of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Vladimir Lenin, and Leon Trotsky adorned its rallies.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • Nearby, the irrepressible older artist Nina Yankowitz, who completed a retrospective of her six-decade-long career at the Parrish earlier this year, was talking to Joan Semmel, 93, in a dress adorned with stars.
    — Vanessa Grigoriadis, Vanity Fair, 21 July 2026
Definition of adorned
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  • The survey illuminated something much more interesting about the modern midlife woman.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 31 July 2026
  • Moving up to whole organisms, having test subjects view the LED screen while it was illuminated by infrared pulses produced clear electroencephalogram responses in mice and clear electroretinogram responses in human volunteers.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
Definition of illuminated
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  • Near the entrance of the exhibit is a large healing lodge decorated in white hand prints.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 27, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
  • Today, the outside of the shelter has been repainted and decorated with hanging baskets.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of decorated
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  • Fantastic, illumined by periodic excursions into surrealism, as when the crew of a mysterious UFO boards a transpacific Kahuna Airlines jet midflight.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of illumined
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  • Tahiliani staged a brief presentation with models in his latest designs — the most standout being a series of gowns with foam corsets that mimicked the human torso, draped with fabrics in the same color.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • Saldaña was draped in a black V-neck gown; Kidman sported effortlessly chic bangs and a shimmering Art Deco–esque top.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
Definition of draped
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  • If The Odyssey lit the fuse, Spider-Man is the looming detonation.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • An element of the proposal that led many to advocate for City Council approval was a 17-acre community park featuring a playground, indoor gym, lighted sports fields, pickleball courts and a dog park.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of lit
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“Emblazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emblazed. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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