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 wings are festooned with yet more easy-to-grab hats, umbrellas, newspapers.
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George Etheredge, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Death metal musician’s home, festooned with flamethrowers,weapons and ammo, erupted in heavy metal fire.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
The ship will have roughly the same maximum passenger capacity and 20 equally eye-popping decks festooned with waterslides, a water park, seven pools and 40 places to eat and drink.
—CNN Money, 7 May 2025
His early Met Gala get-ups were festooned with sparkling diamond brooches.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 2 May 2025
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George Etheredge, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Death metal musician’s home, festooned with flamethrowers,weapons and ammo, erupted in heavy metal fire.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
The ship will have roughly the same maximum passenger capacity and 20 equally eye-popping decks festooned with waterslides, a water park, seven pools and 40 places to eat and drink.
—CNN Money, 7 May 2025
His early Met Gala get-ups were festooned with sparkling diamond brooches.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for festoon
Verb
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The bottoms were adorned with allover Swarovski rhinestones.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
9 June 2025
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Shops across the city are adorned in green and gold — green for pistachios, gold for the dessert's flakey crust.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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After the supplies were unloaded, Qasem Hassan pulled a medical smock over her black jacket and entered a classroom decorated with diagrams of the digestive system.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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These partners don’t just decorate boats with their logos.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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“Festoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/festoon. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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