emblazing

verb

present participle of emblaze
1
as in decorating
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 illuminating
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 emblazing
  1. decorating
  2. illuminating
  3. adorning
  4. lighting
  5. draping
  6. brightening
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  • Fairytale was the theme for Chanel — decorating a faux salon at the Grand Palais with giant vines and surreal flowers, inspired by both Jack and the Beanstalk and the 1990s movie Jumanji.
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 10 July 2026
  • The couple reportedly transformed Madison Square Garden into a forest, decorating the venue with real trees.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 8 July 2026
Definition of decorating
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  • Top Gear's Jack Rix has actually had a gander at the Torcal, and described it as having a large grille with illuminating 3D diamonds for serious bling.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
  • Ward also finds meaning in the agonized history of her native South, illuminating our most misunderstood member of the American family.
    — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
Definition of illuminating
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  • The timing of this stellar event is especially striking given that this aurora forecast also happens to coincide with the rising of the full Strawberry Moon, adorning the night sky Monday evening.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
  • Fans have also indulged in a more modern Scottish tradition, adorning statues in both cities with traffic cones.
    — Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 27 June 2026
Definition of adorning
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  • Masses of young people ages 15 to 25 packed the sand around the Newport Pier, lighting off fireworks that sent sparks into crowds.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • When the deal was made last season, Zellers was lighting it up with the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026
Definition of lighting
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  • But Sportman said more must be done, including draping the area with a tarp to prevent more water from entering the hole, hastening more erosion.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
  • Bunting arranged this way is appropriate for covering a speaker’s desk, draping the front of a platform or general decoration.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
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  • Warm White One of the best colors for brightening a dark room is also one of the most popular.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 3 July 2026
  • Sabrina Carpenter posted a photo on Instagram of her makeup and featured the Make Beauty Skin Mimetic Concealer, a brightening concealer used by Courteney Cox and Hailey Bieber.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 28 June 2026
Definition of brightening
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“Emblazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emblazing. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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