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garlanded

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verb

past tense of garland
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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
  • One young man, his shirt off and loosely draped around his neck along with a Santa Muerte necklace, sports tattoos of a Kalashnikov rifle and a flaming skull, regarding the camera with bedroom eyes.
    Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The finished crochet blankets are on display draped over the rungs of a wooden, antique ladder and are a popular item with customers.
    Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Police video showed the nun bruised and the attacker wearing tzitzit, a fringed undergarment worn by some observant Jewish men.
    Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • The neutral color adds an effortlessly polished touch, while the waffle texture and fringed edges bring subtle charm.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In the field behind the station, the Threatts set up tables with benches under a canopy of lights strung between trees.
    Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • At dusk, the area is lit by colorful fairy lights strung between massive mangroves.
    Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Cyndi Lauper didn’t hold back when a heckler interrupted her opening night in Las Vegas, firing back mid-show with an expletive-laced response that quickly drew cheers from the crowd.
    Kennedy French, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Armed with laced cigarettes and a passion for taking things too far, Paul tests the bonds of everyone involved.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Miso deepens a crab thermidor ($29) festooned in pomelos.
    Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Johnny lifts a plastic cross, festooned with plastic flowers, from the backseat and mocks it.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Additionally, the set arrives in an elegant box and is complemented by a stylish and embroidered pocket carrying case as well as a matching keychain.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Kate Flannery wears an embroidered gown to the Normal premiere with Mary Lynn Rajskub in Los Angeles on April 15.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Houston, which made only six baskets in the quarter, mounted a bit of a surge late in it, but Smart ended any momentum by drawing his third charge of the night.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
  • With just months to go, the pressure mounted.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
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“Garlanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garlanded. Accessed 4 May. 2026.

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