as in adorning
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 gracing
Like some of my (‘Blue Bloods’) cast mates, like Bridget Moynahan, gracing us with her presence and being a part of this.
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Speaking of teams with still pristine records in the 2025-26 campaign and a growing penchant for gracing our timelines with goals… hello, Barcelona.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Her screen presence was unforgettable—equal parts fire and finesse—gracing everything from Gossip Girl and The Black Donnellys to Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Better Call Saul, and Law & Order.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2025
People watched college games on the four 50-inch televisions gracing one side of the truck; others grilled burgers nearby.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
Just one month after gracing the cover of Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players issue, Thomas has officially announced his next musical project, PHOLKS.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
October Magic® Ivory™ Camellia from the Southern Living Plant Collection is among the earliest camellias to bloom, gracing the garden with creamy white, fully double blooms from September through October.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
In honor of the legend gracing our Fall/Winter cover, here are our favorite beauty moments below.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
Later in the month, your ruler Venus enters Libra on October 13 and the New Moon in Libra follows on October 21, both gracing your sector of wellness, routines, and organization.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Speaking of teams with still pristine records in the 2025-26 campaign and a growing penchant for gracing our timelines with goals… hello, Barcelona.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Her screen presence was unforgettable—equal parts fire and finesse—gracing everything from Gossip Girl and The Black Donnellys to Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Better Call Saul, and Law & Order.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2025
People watched college games on the four 50-inch televisions gracing one side of the truck; others grilled burgers nearby.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
Just one month after gracing the cover of Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players issue, Thomas has officially announced his next musical project, PHOLKS.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
October Magic® Ivory™ Camellia from the Southern Living Plant Collection is among the earliest camellias to bloom, gracing the garden with creamy white, fully double blooms from September through October.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
In honor of the legend gracing our Fall/Winter cover, here are our favorite beauty moments below.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
Later in the month, your ruler Venus enters Libra on October 13 and the New Moon in Libra follows on October 21, both gracing your sector of wellness, routines, and organization.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gracing
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At the front of the shop is a mélange of plants adorning the main window.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 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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Festivities also include face painting, sugar skull decorating and paper flower workshop along with a lowrider car show by the Callejeros de Encinitas Car Club, artist demonstrations, vendors and food truck.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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In a new career retrospective interview with The Guardian, Curry, who played the concierge in the movie, recalled once having to lie to Ivana about her choice of interior decorating in the hotel, where the movie was filmed.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Gracing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gracing. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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