as in adorned
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as in draped
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
decorated the mansion's hallways with priceless paintings and luxurious tapestries
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Recent Examples of decorated
Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Her fingers were decorated with equally showstopping rings.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Her room is decorated with gifts in the team’s red and white colors, her nephew said.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
Owner Ann Butler decorated it with gorgeous marble countertops, close-out sale tables, garage sale finds and silverware from three grandmothers, then added great food and heaps of hope.
—Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
An assortment of our most popular Cookie Shots decorated with Easter characters.
—Bask, refinery29.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Outside, a wall was decorated with bright yellow tape in a chevron pattern, tape that NASA uses to wrap instruments that blast off to locales far beyond Earth.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
For Christmas, the Armour building was decorated with ornament-laden garlands, wreaths with festive red bows and strings of hundreds of white icicle lights, even on the side of the property only construction workers see.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
Harlow filled the candy bar and decorated with Timothée Chalamet stickers.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Every estate has been meticulously restored, decorated and furnished with a unique style and many of the artworks displayed in the homes have been specially commissioned.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Her fingers were decorated with equally showstopping rings.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Her room is decorated with gifts in the team’s red and white colors, her nephew said.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
Owner Ann Butler decorated it with gorgeous marble countertops, close-out sale tables, garage sale finds and silverware from three grandmothers, then added great food and heaps of hope.
—Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
An assortment of our most popular Cookie Shots decorated with Easter characters.
—Bask, refinery29.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Outside, a wall was decorated with bright yellow tape in a chevron pattern, tape that NASA uses to wrap instruments that blast off to locales far beyond Earth.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
For Christmas, the Armour building was decorated with ornament-laden garlands, wreaths with festive red bows and strings of hundreds of white icicle lights, even on the side of the property only construction workers see.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
Harlow filled the candy bar and decorated with Timothée Chalamet stickers.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorated
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People cautiously trickled back into the French Quarter, live bands resumed playing at their usual corners and mourners stopped by a makeshift memorial adorned with flowers and Mardi Gras beads.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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Worn wood floors, exposed brick walls adorned with local art, and vintage tables with marble tops add to the charm.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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The Vivienne worked her first drag gig at a bar in Liverpool called Pink, where she was given her iconic stage name by drag performer Tammy Pax after giving a performance draped in Vivienne Westwood designs.—
Quispe López,
Them,
6 Jan. 2025
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The floor-length gown had two cutouts, one on both sides of her waist, and a long, thin scarf in the same shade of pink draped over Kravitz's collarbone.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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The stairs are lined with a cognac-colored carpet, trimmed in nautical rope.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
31 Dec. 2024
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But over time, the big airlines trimmed service at smaller airports.—
Niraj Chokshi,
New York Times,
25 Dec. 2024
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“Decorated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorated. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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