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
Kathy’s memorabilia held forth in various locations, most notably a bathroom festooned with lobby cards from her films.
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Alan K. Rode, Variety, 27 May 2025
Yair Rosenberg: Trump sides with the Israeli people against Netanyahu
In 2019, Netanyahu’s reelection campaign festooned Israel with giant posters, each depicting the prime minister shaking hands with one of three world leaders: India’s Narendra Modi, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trump.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025
The wings are festooned with yet more easy-to-grab hats, umbrellas, newspapers.
—George Etheredge, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Death metal musician’s home, festooned with flamethrowers,weapons and ammo, erupted in heavy metal fire.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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Alan K. Rode, Variety, 27 May 2025
Yair Rosenberg: Trump sides with the Israeli people against Netanyahu
In 2019, Netanyahu’s reelection campaign festooned Israel with giant posters, each depicting the prime minister shaking hands with one of three world leaders: India’s Narendra Modi, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trump.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025
The wings are festooned with yet more easy-to-grab hats, umbrellas, newspapers.
—George Etheredge, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Death metal musician’s home, festooned with flamethrowers,weapons and ammo, erupted in heavy metal fire.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for festoon
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The pop-up, located on the ground floor, will offer several customization services, where clients can choose to have accessories adorned with lucky symbols such as stars, bees and shamrocks.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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Roth will spend the next week rehearsing, but has arrived at our meeting dressed très chic in a Dries Van Noten ivory top with sculptural pleating, a black straight skirt and pointed heels from Saint Laurent, and a small bag adorned with a Claude Lalanne bronze flower.—
Amy Verner,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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Amazon Basics Fluted Ceramic Round Planter This early Prime Day deal is perfect for decorating your outdoor table with lush greenery and flowers.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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His striking work, Protest, depicts the bloodshed of Sri Lanka’s long civil war, using books that are charred or rendered illegible, often decorated with symbolic or figurative objects, like toy-soldier figurines marching across a soiled page.—
Thessaly La Force,
Travel + Leisure,
4 July 2025
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“Festoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/festoon. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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