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garlanded

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verb

past tense of garland

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for garlanded
Adjective
  • In the face-cream advertisement, M remained wreathed in the pink flowers of spring.
    Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Daniels sent a beauty up the seams to second-year receiver Luke McCaffrey, who dove for the 50-yard catch with cornerback Donte Jackson draped around his neck.
    Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Alternatively, plan your visit during the evening hours to check out Lyndhurst After Dark, when the mansion is draped in candlelight.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Wearing a yellow fringed dress, Jauregui spun and shook her hips alongside a safety vest-wearing Armstrong, ending the performance by quick-stepping over to the cocktail table, where her bandmates and Bankhead were smiling and clapping in celebration.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Models revealed a range of music-adjacent designs from Mod-style skinny suits to a 60s-era fringed jacket and leather pants.
    Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The fishers use fyke nets strung between mangrove trees to catch wild shrimp and fish that swim through the channels of the forest during high tide.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Officials circulated pictures of the bracelet, which is made of gold and strung with beads made of lapis lazuli, a blue stone prized in antiquity.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • During the trial, after Cardi took the stand to deliver her testimony, several of her impassioned exchanges with the plaintiff's lawyer, Ron Rosen Janfaza, went viral due to her unfiltered, expletive-laced responses and animated expressions, including eye rolls and shrugs.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Nearby, along an entrance to Highway 101, a separate barrier was tagged with an expletive-laced anti-Israel message referencing the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, along with additional swastikas scattered throughout the area.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Earlier this year, three federal buildings in DC were festooned with giant images of the president.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Jessa Barniol, 38, a graphic designer and history buff who works as a tour guide at the Sacramento History Museum in Old Sacramento, had a faux dragon perched on her shoulder like a parrot and wore a top hat festooned with a pair of goggles.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Along with an embroidered jacket and wide-leg pants, the actress wore a collared shirt and patterned tie.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The Jahanara chandelier sandal, along with two slingback versions and an embroidered pump, were inspired by Indian palaces and golden sunsets.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These solar spotlights can be either staked in the ground or mounted on the wall, giving you tons of placement flexibility.
    Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
  • It can be mounted on your chest, helmet, or anywhere to get that perfect shot for your vlog.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Garlanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garlanded. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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