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garlanding

verb

present participle of garland

as in draping

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In a black-and-white photo, Maluma can be seen holding his newborn baby in one arm while draping the other around Gomez, pressing his forehead to hers.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Its medium weight feels substantial without being too heavy, and its 50 x 60 inch size is perfect for draping over a sofa or armchair.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2026

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From stringing her Syrn bras across the Hollywood sign to her divisive American Eagle ad, she is used to the drama.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026
Finally, on a Sunday night in January, Ricky Craig began stringing Christmas lights around the base of a vast, unidentifiable object—half of the storybook cottage formerly known as Pinky.

— Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026

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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
Her floor-skimming train shone like a thousand tiny diamonds, with champagne and silver sequins festooning every inch.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026

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The chaos prompted mounting calls for its chief executive Martin Rolfe to stand down.

— Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Goldstein has faced mounting criticism of his management of the ambitious Kanal project, spanning 430,000 square feet, which relies heavily on dwindling public funding.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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The 6-inch light features a gold-tone frame, dangling crystal-like accents, and candle-style LEDs that deliver either a steady glow or a flickering-flame mode that mimics real candlelight for a vintage-glam look.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
Swarup’s book exposes the cynical nature of the quiz show, dangling a literal lifeline to desperate people for the sake of entertainment.

— L.M. Chilton, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

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