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decorate

[dek-uh-reyt] / ˈdɛk əˌreɪt /


VERB
honor and give medal
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Paint, layer and decorate it to your heart’s desire.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Digiovanni lived in temporary housing when she was younger and she was not allowed to decorate her property, but when she moved to a permanent address she was eager to get a paintbrush out.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Aside from a few photos of his family, he never bothered to decorate his office, spending most of his time in the street.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Several of her vibrant abstract paintings now decorate the restaurant’s walls.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

My parents decided it was worth it to hire a company to come in and decorate the park with lights and a big tree in the middle of Main Street.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling




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