as in to adorn
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
for Valentine's Day the dance hall was festooned with a riot of red hearts and bow-wielding cupids
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Recent Examples of festoon
The redeployment of this onetime convent emphasized some of its most endearing quirks, too, retaining many of the murals painted on the walls—look for one suite, with a coffered ceiling festooned with pink roses, that is believed to have been where the Mother Superior would have slept.
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Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 28 July 2025
The circular balcony, which looks down on the museum’s main lobby, is festooned with ribbons from the ceremony that took place when the Long Wharf moved from its longtime home on the loading dock to offices in the Audubon arts district.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
The entire complex is painted in bright primary colors and festooned with striped awnings, banners, two United States flags, and seven Texas flags.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Carbon, Carbon Everywhere Inside the RS e-tron GT Performance, the cabin can be festooned with carbon fiber from tip to tip.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 28 July 2025
The circular balcony, which looks down on the museum’s main lobby, is festooned with ribbons from the ceremony that took place when the Long Wharf moved from its longtime home on the loading dock to offices in the Audubon arts district.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
The entire complex is painted in bright primary colors and festooned with striped awnings, banners, two United States flags, and seven Texas flags.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Carbon, Carbon Everywhere Inside the RS e-tron GT Performance, the cabin can be festooned with carbon fiber from tip to tip.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 27 June 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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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
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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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“Festoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/festoon. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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