: a picture, design, or label made to be transferred (as to glass) from specially prepared paper
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And to match her undefeated record, the city went especially big with signage for the Eras Tour dates – like, six-figure investment and 350-feet big – including a 34-story decal of the pop star (approved by Swift’s team) splashed across the JW Marriott, Indy’s largest hotel.
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Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024
Strauss decals were also added to MLB The Show 24 in an update to that video game last week.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Wearing red jerseys and red pants for the first time since 2011 against Notre Dame, and sporting ACC decals on their helmets for the first time ever, the Cardinal fell to 0-8 at home under second-year coach Troy Taylor.
—Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
To honor Miller’s legacy, the Nos. 42, 43 and 84 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Camry’s will run a special decal for the remainder of the 2024 season.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024
Strauss decals were also added to MLB The Show 24 in an update to that video game last week.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Wearing red jerseys and red pants for the first time since 2011 against Notre Dame, and sporting ACC decals on their helmets for the first time ever, the Cardinal fell to 0-8 at home under second-year coach Troy Taylor.
—Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
To honor Miller’s legacy, the Nos. 42, 43 and 84 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Camry’s will run a special decal for the remainder of the 2024 season.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Decal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decal. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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a shortened form of earlier decalcomania "the art of transferring pictures," from French décalcomanie (same meaning), from décalquer "to copy by tracing" and manie "mania, craze"
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