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as in to adorn
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
bedecked the house with hundreds of miniature lights for the party
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as in to clothe
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
the ladies arrived bedecked in furs
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Recent Examples of bedeck
No extravagant decorations that normally bedeck the West Bank city of Bethlehem at Christmas.
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John Otis, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
This winter, tastemakers are jingling all the way with purses bedecked in handbag charms.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
The space is bedecked with warm wood paneling and houseplants.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
In a year of talent being outed for behaving poorly, the Gregg Wallace saga is still bedecking front pages (ironically driven by multiple scoops from BBC News) and is posing wider questions.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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John Otis, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
This winter, tastemakers are jingling all the way with purses bedecked in handbag charms.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
The space is bedecked with warm wood paneling and houseplants.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
In a year of talent being outed for behaving poorly, the Gregg Wallace saga is still bedecking front pages (ironically driven by multiple scoops from BBC News) and is posing wider questions.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedeck
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Only female anglerfish adorn the dorsal appendage, according to Oceana, an ocean conversation organization.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Farley’s namesake is from James A. Farley, a former Postmaster General whose name adorns the iconic building in New York City.—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
8 Feb. 2025
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Hertz opened the gate and greeted me warmly, clad in Blundstones and black wind-resistant gear.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
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The entertainment included performances by at least one topless dancer who at the end was clad only in a G-string.—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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Medieval Islamic architects even decorated buildings with infinitely nonrepeating tiling patterns that were not understood by Western mathematics until the 20th century.—
Mitchell Newberry,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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Kimberly had decorated her space with cards that had images of flowers and birds.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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The couple posed around a classic car as Lutes wore a black suit and Lovato dressed in white with hair in dramatic loose curls.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Totally rocking the suburbs from their parent’s garage, the pair — dressed in full studded black leather outfits, teased hair and goth-y makeup — try to shred only to realize their hair whipping is causing a very uncool side effect.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Bedeck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedeck. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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