adorn

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Some Iranian embassies have yet to hang portraits of him even though images of Iran’s supreme leader typically adorn most rooms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

The beetle, named for six gold spots that adorn its back, doesn’t fly far.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

Blue ribbons symbolising the victims adorn the airport, while letters remembering the dead line the stairways.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

At AC Milan's Milanello training base images of club legends adorn the walls.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Surely one reason is an irresistible urge to adorn ourselves and decorate the world around us.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson