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as in to decorate
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
the days when movies were shown in palaces that were lavishly emblazed to look like ancient Egypt or exotic Arabia
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as in to illumine
to supply with light
a time when Broadway was emblazed by the lights of dozens of theaters
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Kirkton House Wood Fall Icon Candle One of the simplest ways to decorate for the season is with a fragrant candle.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025 -
City officials said no, and soon after, the city council passed an ordinance re-establishing a rule that only city employees can decorate its property.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
2 Sep. 2025
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Rev 21:10), an ark of salvation sailing through the waters of history and a beacon that illumines the dark nights of this world.—
Daniel Burke,
NPR,
9 May 2025
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The lighting illumines each river in brilliantly bright backdrop colors.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Inside, walls are adorned with inlaid brass and white onyx mosaic, framing a three-dimensional image of Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man, which is present in many RH Galleries and represents the RH design ethos.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Chicago Sky star forward Angel Reese is on the WNBA edition cover—an alt-product trend introduced in NBA 2K22 when former Sky star Candace Parker adorned a cover in honor of the WNBA’s 25th anniversary.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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However, the comet was considered to be too faint and poorly illuminated from Hera's location.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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These aren’t transactional breadcrumbs—they’re predictive signals that illuminate what’s next.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Olandria Carthen heated up the red carpet in a red corset draped with sheer red fabric.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Usain Bolt, Veronica Campbell Brown, Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce have all been draped in the saltire as individual Olympic champions, in addition to two men’s and two women’s titles in the 4x100m relays.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Another challenge was lighting, to shoot everything in a visually coherent and realistic manner amid all the smoke.—
Tomris Laffly,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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James appears to be walking toward the viewer with a burning flame lit behind him.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Emblaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emblaze. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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