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
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
She was also given a rose garland as a sign of honor and respect, standing out in gorgeous contrast to her neutral outfit.
—Instyle Editors, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
CBS News, 29 Nov. 2025
But one of the building’s façades is still a temporary wall, lacking the elaborate statues and adornments that will one day garland it.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
All the garlands and floral decorations have been individually restored for the first time in decades.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
She was also given a rose garland as a sign of honor and respect, standing out in gorgeous contrast to her neutral outfit.
—Instyle Editors, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
Stoppard was often hailed as the greatest British playwright of his generation and was garlanded with honors, including a shelf full of theater gongs.
—CBS News, 29 Nov. 2025
But one of the building’s façades is still a temporary wall, lacking the elaborate statues and adornments that will one day garland it.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for garland
Noun
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Sánchez Bezos' message continued as the video cut to a compilation of other moments from her on-air career.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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The book is a compilation of memories of rock stars like David Bowie, Eric Clapton, and Bob Dylan, who have branded their own look with Rockmount clothing.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Verb
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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.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026
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Sheer black outfits that looked pulled from the pages of a gothic romance novel were draped on bodies.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Noun
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The high-energy running back caught the Giants’ attention during his time at Arizona State University, leading the Sun Devils to the NCAA Playoffs with 1,711 yards — second-best in the country that season, according to the Football Reference almanac.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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This is then cited decades later in the 1980s, and reaches National Public Radio, a kid's almanac, and even a Trivial Pursuit card game deck.—
Doris Elin Urrutia,
Space.com,
30 May 2026
Verb
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West and Amanda could barely string two words together at the union.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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Walking in the historic center of the city—where motorbikes flash by on narrow streets, laundry hangs from balconies, and giant pennants of the city’s team are strung high overhead—one witnesses several devotional Maradona tableaux.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
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After appearing in numerous TV anthology drama series in the 1950s, Smithers segued to regular series work in the ’60s, most notably a nine-month run as the character David Schuster in the nighttime soap Peyton Place in 1965-66.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
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The limited or anthology series field slipped to 31 from 33.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Verb
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One The retreat was held in the historic Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe, in a room festooned in classical art.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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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
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Some of her recipes include lentil granola, bean-ana bread and a mung bean scallion pancake.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
18 May 2026
Verb
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The success of Citadel, which manages $68 billion in its hedge fund and has a huge securities-trading operation, has always been hard to pin on any one thing, as The New Yorker’s Gary Sernovitz teases out in a profile out this week that observed how Griffin fits none of Wall Street’s archetypes.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
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Straight from kick-off, the USMNT’s intention to aggressively pin Paraguay back was clear.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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“Garland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garland. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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