as in adorned
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 festooned
Staffers worked the phones from cubicles festooned with Halloween decorations.
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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Yet, for better or worse, the proliferation of Armani logos—festooned on door handles, soft furnishings, and even the captain’s wheel—conveys a vibe more akin to the lobby of a five-star hotel.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2026
Kelson’s continuously growing temple, trees festooned with bones around a central tower of skulls, serves as a tribute to all the dead, including the zombies.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
The family settled on a quiet residential street of older homes and multifamily buildings, some front porches festooned with pride flags still twinkling with holiday lights.
—Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
The family settled on a quiet residential street of older homes and multifamily buildings, some front porches festooned with pride flags still twinkling with holiday lights.
—Michael Biesecker, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026
The Conch Bar Caves, on Middle Caicos, are among the biggest subterranean systems, a sinuous network festooned with stalactites and stalagmites.
—Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Topping off this defensive cloak is an unruly yet exquisitely conceived mesh of wires, festooned with a kaleidoscopic phalanx of buttons.
—Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
It came festooned with outlets everywhere, leveraging the onboard battery so drivers could run tools at a worksite, power appliances at a tailgate party and even run their house on it, using it like a generator during a power outage.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 15 Dec. 2025
Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Yet, for better or worse, the proliferation of Armani logos—festooned on door handles, soft furnishings, and even the captain’s wheel—conveys a vibe more akin to the lobby of a five-star hotel.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2026
Kelson’s continuously growing temple, trees festooned with bones around a central tower of skulls, serves as a tribute to all the dead, including the zombies.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
The family settled on a quiet residential street of older homes and multifamily buildings, some front porches festooned with pride flags still twinkling with holiday lights.
—Michael Biesecker, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
The family settled on a quiet residential street of older homes and multifamily buildings, some front porches festooned with pride flags still twinkling with holiday lights.
—Michael Biesecker, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026
The Conch Bar Caves, on Middle Caicos, are among the biggest subterranean systems, a sinuous network festooned with stalactites and stalagmites.
—Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Topping off this defensive cloak is an unruly yet exquisitely conceived mesh of wires, festooned with a kaleidoscopic phalanx of buttons.
—Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
It came festooned with outlets everywhere, leveraging the onboard battery so drivers could run tools at a worksite, power appliances at a tailgate party and even run their house on it, using it like a generator during a power outage.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for festooned
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The piece is abstract, and combines — to break it down for the sake of easy discussion — the shape of a railroad trestle adorned with hummingbird feathers.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
12 Jan. 2026
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Along with her Meer Couture coat, Queen Mathilde wore a pair of Jimmy Choo pointed-toe suede heels with her daytime event attire, as well as a statement Fabienne Delvigne headband, crafted in navy silk velvet and adorned with delicate leaves created in velvet felt, per the brand.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
12 Jan. 2026
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On a recent visit, each one was decorated as a different animal, except for the ube berry, which featured a berry mascarpone topping with ube icing.—
Austin American Statesman,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Jan. 2026
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His interpretation of Baccarat’s Zenith chandelier is to be sold as a one-off art piece, complete with its scaffolding crate decorated with old keyboards, sunglasses and badminton rackets.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Natural light spills onto a wooden floor, his houndstooth-upholstered armchair, the low-slung couch draped with a colorful Guatemalan blanket.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Teyana Taylor also went the cutout route in a black Schiaparelli dress that draped around her body.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Festooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/festooned. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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