as in to adorn
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
for Valentine's Day the dance hall was festooned with a riot of red hearts and bow-wielding cupids
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Recent Examples of festoon
These giant, South American perennials take on a tree shape and are festooned in long, hanging, trumpet-shape blooms that release a wonderful perfume in late afternoon.
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Her floor-skimming train shone like a thousand tiny diamonds, with champagne and silver sequins festooning every inch.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
The branches of the tree were festooned with protest banners, wooden crates, and homemade art.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
They are sometimes fully clothed, sometimes less so—bare-breasted and bare-bottomed, coquettishly posed, festooned with kitschy props—unabashedly immodest in every sense of the word.
—Bryan Barcena, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Her floor-skimming train shone like a thousand tiny diamonds, with champagne and silver sequins festooning every inch.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
The branches of the tree were festooned with protest banners, wooden crates, and homemade art.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
They are sometimes fully clothed, sometimes less so—bare-breasted and bare-bottomed, coquettishly posed, festooned with kitschy props—unabashedly immodest in every sense of the word.
—Bryan Barcena, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for festoon
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Her look came adorned with red antlers and a person in a red bodysuit to hold her veil.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Phoenix Crown of the Druk Gyaltsuen (Dragon Queen) is made of silk brocade and adorned with phoenixes and other Buddhist motifs, Tatler Asia previously reported.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
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Later in the video, the three of them gathered around the camera, trying drinks together and decorating more Easter eggs.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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The entire timepiece—the oval case, the dial, and the bracelet—is decorated with the Clou de Paris motif, which has appeared on Cartier watches and jewelry for over a century, but not quite like this.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Festoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/festoon. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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