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noun

Definition of garland

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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Noun

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 During the holiday season, the space feels especially cozy with a tartan runner and garland draped along the windows. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 2 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

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Noun

The Diamond Collection, his greatest-hits compilation, has reached 130 weeks.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
On Sunday, the Guardians essentially created a compilation video for Little League coaches to show their kids, a crash course in fumbling the fundamentals.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of compilation

Verb

Meanwhile, a plume of tropical moisture linked to Bertha is feeding into a cold front draped across southeast Virginia, parts of the Carolinas and northern Georgia.

— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Merlin is draped in a long, light-colored cloak with a white hood over his head, obscuring his face.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

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Odysseus also prided himself on being the only person able to string his sturdy bow.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Antinous attempts to shrug off the token’s return, but seemingly recognizes it, and realizes in full that Odysseus has returned for revenge when the man strings his bow.

— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of string

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The anthology feature, produced by Fable and directed by Zack London (better known as Gossip Goblin), extends the creator's existing science fiction universe, the Second Cycle of Humanity, into theaters.

— Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Since 2017, Hebden has built up a tidy discography of sub rosa loosies and EPs under the alias, and even snuck out an ultra-limited vinyl anthology of them in 2021; some of those tracks first surfaced on the Four Tet album Parallel, in 2020.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026

Definition of anthology

Verb

White flower clusters—that grow 6 to 8 inches across—festoon its branches in late spring.

— Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
In another corner stood a plastic Yoshino cherry tree—the variety that lines the Tidal Basin—which people were encouraged to festoon with uplifting messages written on what looked like price tags.

— Andrew Trunsky, New Yorker, 11 July 2026

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The other factors While the two above issues are perhaps the most isolatable aspects to assess (and critique) about Yzerman’s tenure, there are many other harder-to-pin-down factors as well.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Spotify unveiled an update that allows users to pin up to 20 playlists, albums, artists, podcasts and audiobooks to the top of their profile library.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 July 2026

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