as in adorned
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 draped
In addition to keeping you warm and cozy through the fall and winter, the blanket can also double as decor when draped across the end of a bed or a sectional.
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Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Nearby balconies were draped with black ribbons.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Strings of beads were draped on nude illusion fabric to create a mini dress and a top with cascades of glitz and glamour.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
By the 1920s and '30s, fox skins draped around the shoulders or fashioned into capes were especially beloved.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
She was stunningly draped in a tan Harith Hashim ensemble, the wavy silhouette of which contrasted with how Andrew Fitzsimons styled her hair perfectly straight.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 11 Sep. 2025
The pair dressed up to the nines for the occasion, with Sperry, 32, wearing an elegant light pink Monique Lhuillier gown with a low-plunging back that draped to the floor and pooled around her feet.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In Houston, Woltz draped swaths of prairie across Memorial Drive, allowing joggers, deer, and armadillos to move through the landscape and hardly register the presence of a six-lane road.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
Flushed to his right, Purdy threw up a prayer to Tonges in the back corner of the end zone with Seahawks cornerback Riq Woolen draped on him.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Nearby balconies were draped with black ribbons.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Strings of beads were draped on nude illusion fabric to create a mini dress and a top with cascades of glitz and glamour.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
By the 1920s and '30s, fox skins draped around the shoulders or fashioned into capes were especially beloved.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
She was stunningly draped in a tan Harith Hashim ensemble, the wavy silhouette of which contrasted with how Andrew Fitzsimons styled her hair perfectly straight.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 11 Sep. 2025
The pair dressed up to the nines for the occasion, with Sperry, 32, wearing an elegant light pink Monique Lhuillier gown with a low-plunging back that draped to the floor and pooled around her feet.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In Houston, Woltz draped swaths of prairie across Memorial Drive, allowing joggers, deer, and armadillos to move through the landscape and hardly register the presence of a six-lane road.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
Flushed to his right, Purdy threw up a prayer to Tonges in the back corner of the end zone with Seahawks cornerback Riq Woolen draped on him.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for draped
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Mexican flags and candy adorned the Copley Plaza in front of The Old Globe on Saturday as a crowd joined dignitaries in celebrating the 215th Mexican Independence Day.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Hanging from these are chandelier-like devices adorned with five or six electrodes dangling into the water, all powered by a booming gas generator on the boat.—
Wesley Bruer,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Anyhow, who cares about three rooms and two baths in an open floor plan if the open floor plan is decorated with sand dunes and airborne silt!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The enormous bed is upholstered in green velvet, a custom Lawson Fenning, and the living room was decorated with pieces from Soho Home and a treasure trove of 1stDibs finds like midcentury chairs by William Hinn.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Draped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draped. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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