as in decorating
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
a chef who never served any dish without first garnishing it
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Recent Examples of garnishing
In many states, the path for filing a case against a debtor and garnishing their wages is relatively smooth — especially if the debtor doesn’t appear in court.
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Rae Ellen Bichell, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
To keep it from vanishing, perch the treat just on the rim of the glass or slide it onto a short skewer before garnishing the sweet sipper.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025
Put the ingredients in a blender with some ice and blitz until combined, garnishing with the melon balls.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
So far, only $50,000 of that has been paid and was obtained by garnishing his bank account.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Rae Ellen Bichell, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
To keep it from vanishing, perch the treat just on the rim of the glass or slide it onto a short skewer before garnishing the sweet sipper.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025
Put the ingredients in a blender with some ice and blitz until combined, garnishing with the melon balls.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
So far, only $50,000 of that has been paid and was obtained by garnishing his bank account.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garnishing
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The fun part is decorating them and trying to expand our horizons creatively.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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Activities include animal viewing, slides, bounce house and pumpkin decorating.—
Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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Although a ladder is needed for adorning the tree with ornaments, the tree is pre-lit, so that tangled strands of lights are a thing of Christmas past.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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Thug has managed to find a way to push the envelope all these years later with Uy Scuti, adorning a Druski-esque whiteface that reads as a somewhat subversive take on the current moment’s politics.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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There is a little bit of Italian history embedded in the collection, as draping is informed by Dante Alighieri’s tunics seen in portraits of him.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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The webs multiply, draping across sidewalks, stretching across paths in the woods, appearing in every corner of our porches, and popping up near ceilings all over town.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Garnishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garnishing. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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