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noun

Definition of garlandnext
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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verb

as in to drape

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Recent Examples of garland
Noun
Flower garlands, fairy lights everywhere, pretty appetizers and edible floral cocktails. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026 Jason Momoa, who was born in Hawaii, was photographed helping Lola arrange traditional colorful Hawaiian garlands, the leis, a tribute to her roots. — Monica Coviello, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2026
Verb
Attach to the mantle, tree, or garland with the tails of the string. — Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for garland
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garland
  1. compilation
  2. drape
  3. almanac
  4. string
  5. anthology
  6. festoon
  7. ana
  8. pin
Noun
  • The label also put out a compilation record earlier this year marking the milestone.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The Oakland Police Department on Thursday released a compilation video of officer body camera footage of the fatal shooting last month of a man wielding two homemade spear-like devices at officers.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of compilation
Verb
  • Hudson-Smith went into the stand and up the stairs to pose next to his name, draped in the British flag, but was surrounded by too many empty seats.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The entire room was draped in rich red fabrics, flowers, carpets, candles, and décor.
    — Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of drape
Noun
  • It's called the Buck Moon because male deer, which are known as bucks, will see significant growth in their antlers throughout this time, according to the almanac.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 23 July 2026
  • One of the most popular publications of the colonial era was the almanac.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of almanac
Verb
  • The threads are strung the wrong way to hold the boundary together, so the curls grow with nothing to limit them.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Many Americans don’t want power plants built or electric lines strung near their homes.
    — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of string
Noun
  • That vulnerable performance earned Ahmed an Emmy nomination for outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • That even included Jessica Lange, who hadn’t starred on his and Brad Falchuk’s hit horror anthology in a series regular role since season four’s Freak Show.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of anthology
Verb
  • Such liquid imagery makes sense for a man who made his name as a post-everything neo-expressionist by painting images onto shattered ceramic plates and festooning his super-sized works with surfboards and antlers.
    — A.D. Amorosi, SPIN, 6 Aug. 2026
  • On the lighter side, steamed Chilean sea bass is subtle and festooned with hot pepper slices in a ginger-vinegar broth.
    — Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of festoon
Noun
  • Some of her recipes include lentil granola, bean-ana bread and a mung bean scallion pancake.
    — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 18 May 2026
Definition of ana
Verb
  • The Blaze host Auron MacIntyre likewise opined that all the infighting over burrito pricing is a symptom of a party bracing for a midterm drubbing and pre-emptively looking for something to pin it on.
    — Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The patient thinks the clinician is going to pin them down into a less-than-human category.
    — Orna Guralnik, The New York Review of Books, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of pin

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