garlanding

present participle of garland

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for garlanding
Verb
  • The silhouette of the dress was mostly fitted, but with the draping element and asymmetric design, the frock featured some fluidity of movement.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Skirmishing, partying, carving cups, draping themselves in fur, making smart headgear.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Volunteers started stringing lights in late September.
    Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The first step in making the documentary was digitizing all of the personal footage and stringing it out before even interviewing the family.
    Evan Burke, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One of the strongest examples of this new trend is French designer Llewellyn Chupin’s Ritual of Adornment collection, which offered a strong contrast between the blocky furniture silhouettes and the delicate ornamentation festooning them.
    Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Britain ultimately lost not only because of Washington’s extraordinary tenacity in the war’s several mainland theaters, but also because the king’s men had to stage long sieges, wage desperate naval battles, and take mounting casualties on too many other fronts spread too far apart.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Republican leadership faces mounting pressure to address internal divisions, clarify the GOP's platform and offer policy alternatives for key issues like health care, the cost of living and economic insecurity.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Chinese warships now outnumber US ones, although the US operates more aircraft carriers, which are vital ways of projecting power overseas.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • For all of fiscal 2026, Ralph Lauren is now projecting revenues will rise 5 to 7 percent in constant currencies, up from the low- to midsingle-digit increase forecast in August.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • If Bellinger or Grisham returns, though, Domínguez and/or Jones could find their names dangling as trade bait for the other 29 teams, many of whom could offer one of those youngsters an immediate path to a starting role.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Gray stepped off the elevator, grocery bags and backpack still dangling from his walker.
    Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Garlanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garlanding. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.

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