as in adorned
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
I hope that you will grace our gathering with your presence
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Recent Examples of graced
Chalamet most recently graced the big screen in Marty Supreme, which earned him an Oscar nomination for best actor as well as best picture for his work as a producer.
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Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
Joel Roster is graced with some of the best one-liners as the sage old rocker Pop, a recent Stage find who is a strong character actor.
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David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
It’s been five years since Spidey graced the big screen, so naturally, Sony Pictures has released a new trailer to build audience anticipation.
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Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
Many legends have graced the Actors on Actors set, but few Hollywood dynasties have collided like Mariska Hargitay’s and Jamie Lee Curtis’.
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Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
15 June 2026
In 2010, the first of several Hockney iPad drawings graced the cover of the New Yorker, and many have been featured in the artist’s exhibitions since then.
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Barbara Isenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
His photographs of Sting graced the cover of the Police’s landmark 1983 Synchronicity album, while other subjects ranged from Robert Rauschenberg to Nancy Reagan.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
12 June 2026
Panama is now best known for producing Major League Baseball stars, with legendary New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera standing head and shoulders above the long list of Panamanians who have graced an American ballpark.
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Elias Burke,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Stars such as Keke Palmer, Katie Holmes and Lux Pascal, among others, have already graced the red carpet for premieres, events and activations at the annual event in New York City.
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Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
Joel Roster is graced with some of the best one-liners as the sage old rocker Pop, a recent Stage find who is a strong character actor.
—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
It’s been five years since Spidey graced the big screen, so naturally, Sony Pictures has released a new trailer to build audience anticipation.
—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
Many legends have graced the Actors on Actors set, but few Hollywood dynasties have collided like Mariska Hargitay’s and Jamie Lee Curtis’.
—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
15 June 2026
In 2010, the first of several Hockney iPad drawings graced the cover of the New Yorker, and many have been featured in the artist’s exhibitions since then.
—
Barbara Isenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
His photographs of Sting graced the cover of the Police’s landmark 1983 Synchronicity album, while other subjects ranged from Robert Rauschenberg to Nancy Reagan.
—
News Desk,
Artforum,
12 June 2026
Panama is now best known for producing Major League Baseball stars, with legendary New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera standing head and shoulders above the long list of Panamanians who have graced an American ballpark.
—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Stars such as Keke Palmer, Katie Holmes and Lux Pascal, among others, have already graced the red carpet for premieres, events and activations at the annual event in New York City.
—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graced
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It is adorned with leather armchairs by Oscar Niemeyer, vintage carpets, a midcentury Kalmar glass chandelier, mirrors by Gio Ponti, and a red desk by Carlo Scarpa, resulting in a warm, cozy feel throughout.
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Charles, then 22, received his Royal Air Force pilot’s license in the presence of his late father Prince Philip, who was also dressed in his RAF uniform adorned with medals.
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Purchased in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, the traditional hat was decorated with a red and green beaded flower.
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Lulu’s decorated its space with the dozens of flags of competing countries and promoted its restaurant on social media as a place to visit for pad thai or a wok dish during international guests’ visit to Kansas City.
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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.
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