as in ornament
something that decorates or beautifies
a high-end caterer whose dishes feature an array of over-the-top garnishments
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Recent Examples of garnishment
The announcement was welcomed by student loan advocates who urged the department not to resume wage garnishment.
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Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
One individual may face wage garnishment that threatens basic living expenses.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Wage garnishments and seizing tax refunds for people in default on their federal student loans will be suspended, the Education Department said Friday.
—Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2026
The department said the delay affects involuntary collections on federal student loans through wage garnishments and the Treasury Offset Program, which is used to seize some or all of borrowers’ payments from the government, including tax refunds and Social Security benefits.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2026
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Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
One individual may face wage garnishment that threatens basic living expenses.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Wage garnishments and seizing tax refunds for people in default on their federal student loans will be suspended, the Education Department said Friday.
—Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2026
The department said the delay affects involuntary collections on federal student loans through wage garnishments and the Treasury Offset Program, which is used to seize some or all of borrowers’ payments from the government, including tax refunds and Social Security benefits.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for garnishment
Noun
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The store’s display of wooden German pieces, for example, are reproductions of a line of German ornaments from the late 1920s.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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Behind them a young man with a paint-flecked beard followed the designer about the set, twitching the hem of the velvet curtains hung at the window and rearranging the ornaments on the mantelpiece.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The architecture of Pride Cleaners stands in stark contrast to Chatham’s bungalows and courtyard apartments and the classical revival ornamentation of 79th Street’s commercial thoroughfare.—
Elizabeth Blasius,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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But Yee hopes that straight talk and her distinct lack of ornamentation will count for something with California voters.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The clean lines and walls in neutral or primary colors happen to adhere to the aesthetic values of the Bauhaus style, though for Morgan, sparse decoration is about something much simpler.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
21 Mar. 2026
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Our board voted to suspend enforcement of some holiday decoration rules but did not say which holiday rules.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Can a debt collector garnish your wages after 7 years?—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Guests can also enjoy brunch cocktails including a citrus rhubarb mimosa, bloody mary with shrimp cocktail garnish, and tequila sour.—
Imelda García,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Garnishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garnishment. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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