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
Wage garnishment notices are expected to go out to about 1,000 borrowers in default beginning the week of Jan. 7, according to The Associated Press, with the number of notices expected to increase on a monthly basis after that.
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Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Collection efforts have affected borrowers' credit The Trump administration restarted collection efforts on defaulted student loans in May, a move experts said has put millions of borrowers at risk of wage garnishment and lower credit scores.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
At this point, the Trump administration reversed course on the COVID-era pause of collections and said garnishments would resume, dramatically affecting many borrowers’ financial situations in the process.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
If a loan servicer is collecting payments on a borrower’s defaulted loan through wage garnishment, the borrower cannot consolidate the loan until the wage garnishment order has been lifted.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Collection efforts have affected borrowers' credit The Trump administration restarted collection efforts on defaulted student loans in May, a move experts said has put millions of borrowers at risk of wage garnishment and lower credit scores.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
At this point, the Trump administration reversed course on the COVID-era pause of collections and said garnishments would resume, dramatically affecting many borrowers’ financial situations in the process.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
If a loan servicer is collecting payments on a borrower’s defaulted loan through wage garnishment, the borrower cannot consolidate the loan until the wage garnishment order has been lifted.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for garnishment
Noun
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After removing ornaments and dusting your tree, go ahead and dismantle it.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Four Freedoms Roosevelt named were not rhetorical ornaments offered as inspiration so much as a diagnosis.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Buried amidst the ornamentation is a tiny frog on a skull that students look to for good luck.—
Rick Steves,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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The 20th century led to a stronger simplification and standardization of men’s fashion, yet simultaneously witnessed the emergence of charismatic figures such as artists, intellectuals and icons of music and cinema, who reinstated ornamentation as a powerful means of individual expression.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The edifice boasts an abundance of sculpted decoration, while its grand staircase echoes Michelangelo’s design for the Laurentian Library in Florence.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Throughout the home, there has been an obvious attention to detail and decoration.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Strain up into a coupe or cocktail glass and garnish with an orange peel.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
17 Jan. 2026
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Drizzle with the olive oil and garnish with the remaining parsley.—
Georgeanne Brennan,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Garnishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garnishment. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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