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
While being delinquent affects your credit score, going into default has more serious consequences such as wage garnishment.
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Adriana Morga, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
Many people don't realize, though, that depositing a paper Social Security check into a bank account won't protect you in cases of debt collection and garnishment.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Wage garnishment had been suspended under emergency relief measures that began in March 2020.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
This could impact borrowers' financial standing before garnishment even begins.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
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Adriana Morga, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
Many people don't realize, though, that depositing a paper Social Security check into a bank account won't protect you in cases of debt collection and garnishment.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Wage garnishment had been suspended under emergency relief measures that began in March 2020.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
This could impact borrowers' financial standing before garnishment even begins.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for garnishment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garnishment
Noun
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Isabelle McCalla gives an endearing, heartfelt and sometimes tearful performance as Elinor, who sings poignantly about her desire to be more useful in society than just a child-bearing ornament.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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The species’s presence in the U.K. dates back at least two hundred and fifty thousand years, and has inspired whimsical reverence—badgers appear across children’s literature and cartoons, on holiday ornaments, and as beloved mascots—and extreme loathing.—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Across the 20th century, a constellation of Black intellectuals and artists approached fashion not merely as ornamentation but as ontology.—
Achille Tenkiang,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2025
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This shift into ornamentation seems like a natural progression, particularly for Black designers as the Black home is rich in history, aesthetics, and storytelling.—
Kerane Marcellus,
Essence,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Florida resident reportedly traveled to Washington, D.C., with Trump on Air Force One to assist with the decorations.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The second-biggest exporter of Christmas decorations to the US is Cambodia, where factory wages are even lower than China, but Trump also imposed 49% tariffs on the small Southeast Asian nation, before the recent 90-day pause.—
Marc Stewart,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Though usually used as a garnish, parsley is loaded with vitamins and can be added to salads or smoothies.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2025
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Strain up into a coupe or cocktail glass and garnish with a lemon peel.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Garnishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garnishment. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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