as in to decorate
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
the town hall was draped in bunting for the annual Fourth of July festivities
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Recent Examples of drape
To amp up the drama even further, the actress wore her hair teased into a voluminous high ponytail that draped down her back.
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Against the downtown cityscape, a sea of youths could be seen walking along the sidewalk on the Cesar Chavez Bridge, wearing backpacks draped in Mexican and Salvadoran flags and holding signs protesting President Trump’s mass deportation policies.
—Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
In the gallery of photos, which marks the first time Benson has shown her daughter's face on social, Aspen wears blue jeans, a white shirt and a gray cardigan draped around her neck.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Hailey wore the skirt suit, which has been trending, with sweater draped around her shoulders and a Prada bucket bag.
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 1 Feb. 2025
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Against the downtown cityscape, a sea of youths could be seen walking along the sidewalk on the Cesar Chavez Bridge, wearing backpacks draped in Mexican and Salvadoran flags and holding signs protesting President Trump’s mass deportation policies.
—Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
In the gallery of photos, which marks the first time Benson has shown her daughter's face on social, Aspen wears blue jeans, a white shirt and a gray cardigan draped around her neck.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Hailey wore the skirt suit, which has been trending, with sweater draped around her shoulders and a Prada bucket bag.
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drape
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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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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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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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Blount, dressed in a blue suit, hugged his attorneys after the verdict.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Drape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drape. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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