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
The symbols festoon an intricate new 30-foot mural, painted by more than 130 Google employees as part of a collaborative art project honoring the evolution of gTech, a global Google team that provides technical support and services to customers.
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Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Other kids can wear a brown beanie or a headband festooned with loops of felt.
—Ella Cerón, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
One of the strongest examples of this new trend is French designer Llewellyn Chupin’s Ritual of Adornment collection, which offered a strong contrast between the blocky furniture silhouettes and the delicate ornamentation festooning them.
—Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 13 Sep. 2025
Now supposedly dying from some terminal illness, Julian has gone total hermit mode inside of his cluttered London apartment, where the walls are festooned with the relics of his success and the backrooms are a junk pile of painful memories.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
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Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Other kids can wear a brown beanie or a headband festooned with loops of felt.
—Ella Cerón, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
One of the strongest examples of this new trend is French designer Llewellyn Chupin’s Ritual of Adornment collection, which offered a strong contrast between the blocky furniture silhouettes and the delicate ornamentation festooning them.
—Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 13 Sep. 2025
Now supposedly dying from some terminal illness, Julian has gone total hermit mode inside of his cluttered London apartment, where the walls are festooned with the relics of his success and the backrooms are a junk pile of painful memories.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
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The Jasper runner model got a rose pink or mountain green colorway update, and is adorned with suede patchwork pegasus motifs and ponytail-like fringe details at the back, a nod to the upcoming year of the horse in the Chinese lunar calendar.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Vivid frescoes and ornate details of Renaissance and Mannerism elegance adorn the interior.—
Fulvio De Bonis,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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In a new career retrospective interview with The Guardian, Curry, who played the concierge in the movie, recalled once having to lie to Ivana about her choice of interior decorating in the hotel, where the movie was filmed.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Oct. 2025
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Pair with Earthy Tones When decorating with red, considering companion colors is a crucial part of the equation.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Festoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/festoon. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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