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
One The retreat was held in the historic Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe, in a room festooned in classical art.
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Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
From scented shampoos festooned with exotic oils to anti-aging creams and blemish-removers, those who can afford them seem to have a bottomless appetite for new products.
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David Faris,
TheWeek,
12 June 2026
The only evidence that the team was even here was a tethered orange hot air balloon, festooned with the US logo.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
The duo examined a white summer dress from Target as well as a basket festooned with cute decorations, with each member of the pair offering up ideas for how such an item might be used.
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
11 June 2026
Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Getty The stage was festooned with balloons and a giant image of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who has yet to appear in public since being elevated to the position after the killing of his father and predecessor Ali Khamenei on the first day of the war.
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CBS News,
19 May 2026
Women’s hats in the early 1900s were festooned with plumage from wading birds, many of which were killed in Florida.
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Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
Miso deepens a crab thermidor ($29) festooned in pomelos.
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Cesar Hernandez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
27 Mar. 2026
Johnny lifts a plastic cross, festooned with plastic flowers, from the backseat and mocks it.
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Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
From scented shampoos festooned with exotic oils to anti-aging creams and blemish-removers, those who can afford them seem to have a bottomless appetite for new products.
—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
12 June 2026
The only evidence that the team was even here was a tethered orange hot air balloon, festooned with the US logo.
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
The duo examined a white summer dress from Target as well as a basket festooned with cute decorations, with each member of the pair offering up ideas for how such an item might be used.
—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
11 June 2026
Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Getty The stage was festooned with balloons and a giant image of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who has yet to appear in public since being elevated to the position after the killing of his father and predecessor Ali Khamenei on the first day of the war.
—
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Women’s hats in the early 1900s were festooned with plumage from wading birds, many of which were killed in Florida.
—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
Miso deepens a crab thermidor ($29) festooned in pomelos.
—
Cesar Hernandez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
27 Mar. 2026
Johnny lifts a plastic cross, festooned with plastic flowers, from the backseat and mocks it.
—
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for festooned
Verb
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In the photos, Blondeau is seen in her characteristic bun adorned with flowers and white cape-overlay gown, holding a calla lily bouquet.
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Models’ hair — some adorned with a colorful butterfly — at Sean Suen looked windswept.
Verb
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Purchased in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, the traditional hat was decorated with a red and green beaded flower.
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Lulu’s decorated its space with the dozens of flags of competing countries and promoted its restaurant on social media as a place to visit for pad thai or a wok dish during international guests’ visit to Kansas City.
Verb
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And Charlotte, unlike Chicago or San Francisco, didn’t develop a historic LGBTQ neighborhood with rows of gay bars on one street, pride flags draped from the facade of dozens of businesses, or rainbows painted on crosswalks.
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On Sunday, the event saw hundreds milling about the convention center with red-on-white patterned scarves — the Shemagh, Jordan’s national headscarf — wrapped around their heads or draped by the hosts across the shoulders of guests as a gift to perfect strangers.
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