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 spring flyer for Oakland's First Fridays street fair shows people strolling on an urban avenue past a building festooned with bright, pink flowers.
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Scott Simon, NPR, 5 Apr. 2025
The oak fence of the vegetable garden is festooned in the creamy white blooms and glossy green foliage of ‘City of York’.
—Ngoc Minh Ngo, Architectural Digest, 25 Mar. 2025
The United States led Western countries in festooning even more sanctions on the Kremlin.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2025
So a pizza oven became a metal recycling center; a noodle bar was festooned wth colorful fiber-optic cables; a sunglasses kiosk became a rewiring station, while a juice bar became a charging station.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2025
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Scott Simon, NPR, 5 Apr. 2025
The oak fence of the vegetable garden is festooned in the creamy white blooms and glossy green foliage of ‘City of York’.
—Ngoc Minh Ngo, Architectural Digest, 25 Mar. 2025
The United States led Western countries in festooning even more sanctions on the Kremlin.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2025
So a pizza oven became a metal recycling center; a noodle bar was festooned wth colorful fiber-optic cables; a sunglasses kiosk became a rewiring station, while a juice bar became a charging station.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for festoon
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Aparicio’s late grandmother, Maria de la Paz Torres Aparicio, handcrafted dolls adorned with clothes that people left behind during the war.—
Sarah Quiñones Wolfson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Today, The Dwarika’s spans 2.5 acres and features 80 rooms and suites, each one adorned with original woodwork, handcrafted furnishings and thoughtful Nepalese details.—
Livia Hengel,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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It’s tastefully decorated without sacrificing comfort, with stunning natural accents and floor-to-ceiling windows throughout.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
24 Apr. 2025
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For the past six decades, the interior of the 3,000-seat auditorium at 1100 Third Avenue has been decorated in the colors of red and gold.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Festoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/festoon. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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