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Recent Examples of garnished
Michael Carbonara,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
In those case, the creditor has an affirmative duty to negate the garnishment and to see that any moneys garnished on or after the petition date are returned to the debtor.
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Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
The photos, plain and anonymous, feature a woman in a white dress, her head cropped out of the photo and a girl in pink, heavily blurred, turning away from the camera to reveal a braid garnished with a delicate bow.
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Lauren Fichten,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
The brand’s Royal Ascot Blush — made with strawberry syrup, lemonade and garnished with strawberries and a spritz of their bergamot orange liquid garnish – is the event’s bestselling signature cocktail.
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Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
The Blossom, on the other hand, was just a lovely drink, garnished with an edible marigold and simply refreshing.
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Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
There’s also Unicorn Fuel ($10), a shooter made of rum, orange juice, pineapple juice, and grenadine that comes garnished with a gummy peach ring.
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Anne Ewbank,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
Diced strawberries are folded into the batter, then the cupcakes are topped with Swiss Meringue Buttercream flavored with strawberry jam and garnished with sliced strawberries.
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Victoria Spencer,
Martha Stewart,
8 June 2026
Adjective
Meanwhile, the everyday American who borrowed in good faith has been pursued, garnished and financially ruined when things go wrong, while the universities that pocketed the money walk away without consequence.
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Michael Carbonara,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
Shaw made his with thick tortilla chips tossed in a pan with salsa verde and garnished with plenty of crema.
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Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
In those case, the creditor has an affirmative duty to negate the garnishment and to see that any moneys garnished on or after the petition date are returned to the debtor.
—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
The photos, plain and anonymous, feature a woman in a white dress, her head cropped out of the photo and a girl in pink, heavily blurred, turning away from the camera to reveal a braid garnished with a delicate bow.
—
Lauren Fichten,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
The brand’s Royal Ascot Blush — made with strawberry syrup, lemonade and garnished with strawberries and a spritz of their bergamot orange liquid garnish – is the event’s bestselling signature cocktail.
—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
The Blossom, on the other hand, was just a lovely drink, garnished with an edible marigold and simply refreshing.
—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
There’s also Unicorn Fuel ($10), a shooter made of rum, orange juice, pineapple juice, and grenadine that comes garnished with a gummy peach ring.
—
Anne Ewbank,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
Diced strawberries are folded into the batter, then the cupcakes are topped with Swiss Meringue Buttercream flavored with strawberry jam and garnished with sliced strawberries.
—
Victoria Spencer,
Martha Stewart,
8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garnished
Adjective
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The fix is usually a trimmed hedge and a simple letter.
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Prevent ant hills by maintaining trimmed grass, removing debris, tilling soil, and planting pest-repellent herbs like mint or basil.
Verb
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In the photos, Blondeau is seen in her characteristic bun adorned with flowers and white cape-overlay gown, holding a calla lily bouquet.
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Models’ hair — some adorned with a colorful butterfly — at Sean Suen looked windswept.
Adjective
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Australian authorities have arrested and charged the country's most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, 47, with five war crime murders allegedly committed during the war in Afghanistan.
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The decorated skier suffered back-to-back injuries in the last month.
Verb
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And Charlotte, unlike Chicago or San Francisco, didn’t develop a historic LGBTQ neighborhood with rows of gay bars on one street, pride flags draped from the facade of dozens of businesses, or rainbows painted on crosswalks.
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On Sunday, the event saw hundreds milling about the convention center with red-on-white patterned scarves — the Shemagh, Jordan’s national headscarf — wrapped around their heads or draped by the hosts across the shoulders of guests as a gift to perfect strangers.
Adjective
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Shop her look on There’s a point every summer where getting dressed stops being about curating an outfit and starts being about survival.
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When getting dressed starts to feel like an endurance sport, fashion has to offer more than fantasy — and many collections in Paris did just that.
Adjective
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The Kansas City brewery is calling it the Boulevard Yard, meant to feel like a decked out backyard.
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Ben Stiller, Spike Lee, Nas and Tracy Morgan are all decked out in their Knicks best for Game Four of the NBA Finals on June 10 in New York City.
Adjective
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As fashion continues dressing for its inner child, beading has taken center stage in an array of forms — from colorful beaded necklaces and viral beaded bags to embellished swimsuits.
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Tiers of lace, an embellished party jacket, and a sense of bohemian ease made the Olsen twins' 2017 Met Gala appearance one for the books.
Adjective
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Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz and dilutes its enriched uranium on its own soil, while keeping the machinery to enrich more.
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Under the Obama-era agreement, 97% of Iran's enriched uranium was shipped abroad and international inspectors were granted extensive access to nuclear facilities.
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“Garnished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garnished. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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