as in compilation
a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music
a garland of medieval folk songs
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Recent Examples of garland
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Feb. 2026
Each participating eatery is given a budget for decorations which can include red balloons, garland and flowers.
—ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
Lazaro Gamio Nataliya Vasilyeva Ryan Francis Bradley Ilham Ahmed, New York Times, 29 May 2025
With these two examples in mind, you’d be forgiven for thinking this was always the way—of course the film garlanded at the world’s most prestigious film festival would go on to collect the most golden statuettes, right?
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 May 2025
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Noun
By the nail holes above and beside the worshiping altar, the household hung garlands.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Feb. 2026
Each participating eatery is given a budget for decorations which can include red balloons, garland and flowers.
—ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
Ana Swanson and Lazaro Gamio Selfies From the Front: Inside the ‘V.I.P.’ Brigade for Ambitious Russian Officials
After a stint with a drone unit led by a member of Parliament, Russian officials return to work, and promotions, garlanded as war veterans.
—Lazaro Gamio Nataliya Vasilyeva Ryan Francis Bradley Ilham Ahmed, New York Times, 29 May 2025
With these two examples in mind, you’d be forgiven for thinking this was always the way—of course the film garlanded at the world’s most prestigious film festival would go on to collect the most golden statuettes, right?
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for garland
Noun
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In the early 2010s, Wijk and Crispin took to YouTube, where post-festival EDM compilations were beginning to take off thanks to the pyrotechnic montages being shared by events like Tomorrowland.—
Sam Davies,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Ace Records has announced Where the Willow and the Dogwood Grow, an extensive compilation album that’s out May 29.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Benedikt Althaus, who goes by Xariif, wore a tiger fursuit draped in red, white and blue stripes and splotches, reminiscent of the American flag.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Fencing draped with blue tarps has been set up in front of the lifeguard station, with a gap in the fence allowing access to its entrance.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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During the March equinox, the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere receive roughly the same amount of sunlight since neither hemisphere is tilted more toward or away from the sun, the almanac said.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Cooler temperatures will likely linger through mid-April, past the March 20 spring equinox for much of the United States, the almanac predicted.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Brown and her creative team have gotten caught up in adornment without capturing a deeper undertow that strings it all together.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2026
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The two-day competition is just getting started, but some of the mature red oaks and pines that tower throughout the landscape are already strung with 50-foot lines of climbing rope.—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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Acuña contributed chapters in dozens of anthologies and scholarly texts and wrote numerous book reviews, several children’s books, scholarly articles and opinion pieces in academic journals, magazines, listservs and newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times.—
Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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The first season received four Emmy nominations — best lead actor in a limited or anthology series (Gyllenhaal), best supporting actor in a limited or anthology series (Bill Camp & Peter Sarsgaard), and best supporting actress in a limited or anthology series (Ruth Negga).—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Johnny lifts a plastic cross, festooned with plastic flowers, from the backseat and mocks it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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When Upton and Verlander opted for a home theater rather than a proper dining room, Ruggiero conjured a moody lounge slicked in a blackberry paint, festooned with heavy velvet curtains, and crowned by a graphic Iksel wallpaper.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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When gas prices are up, the party not in power is likely to pin it on the party in power.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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Critics were eager to pin the more than 150 deaths on AI after reports on the use of Claude in the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro — and a public spat between the Pentagon and Anthropic — kicked off a global debate over the growing role of the technology in warfighting.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Sensors will be mounted on poles, which CDOT says can be triggered by vehicles as well as pedestrian and bicycle traffic.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Facing mounting pressure that its debate selection criteria excluded every candidate of color, the university canceled its debate late Monday.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Garland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garland. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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