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decorate

[dek-uh-reyt] / ˈdɛk əˌreɪt /


VERB
honor and give medal
Synonyms


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This time round each competing team was given its own baton to decorate rather than transporting one across the Commonwealth.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

It was probably commissioned by Bishop Odo of Bayeux -- William's half-brother -- in 1077 to decorate the new cathedral in his hometown, Bayeux, according to the tapestry's home museum.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

On a recent visit, it was hard to decide what was more surreal: the carved statues of snails, chameleons and turtles that decorate the church’s exterior or the circuslike scene around it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

Paint, layer and decorate it to your heart’s desire.

From Salon Jun. 6, 2026

“We have these extra posters explaining the life cycle of salmon. I was wondering if you could use some to decorate your walls.”

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

Rather, she takes a plain white bag and decorates it to the max — an “Easter basket of sorts,” as she describes the final product.

From MarketWatch Apr. 2, 2026

He often takes to the field with painted nails, which he decorates to bond with four-year-old daughter Leila.

From BBC Oct. 29, 2025

Notwithstanding some clunky moments, Mr. Ansari not only engineers up-to-the-minute twists on the musty Hollywood angel movie, but decorates his story with clever dialogue and wicked observations about street-level existence in the City of Angels.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 16, 2025

But the epiphanic ding! hits her as she’s smoothing a Band-Aid onto her forehead wound, and considers the superhero that decorates it: the Incredible Hulk.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2024

A gold star decorates the top right next to a large “A.”

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

The show also features numerous loans from private collectors and institutions, most notably a rare figural lira da braccio from Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum and an exquisitely decorated hurdy-gurdy from London’s Victoria & Albert Museum.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

One of them was El Camino Real’s decorated baseball coach, Josh Lienhard, who has guided the team to five City Section championships.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

The bar is decorated with references to China's AI boom, with logos of the country's major labs on the walls and the menu full of jokes riffing on tech jargon.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Chad le Clos says his apartment in South Africa was destroyed by a fatal fire - the night after the swimmer became the most decorated athlete in Commonwealth Games history.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

The inside of the plane was decorated with balloons and campaign posters.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

For the tourists' benefit, Vlkolinec puts on traditional craft demonstrations, from sewing folk costumes and gingerbread decorating to mowing and haymaking.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

And, most importantly, it encouraged consumers to get creative with other aspects of baking: shaping, frosting and decorating.

From Salon Jun. 14, 2026

One of those lesser-known painters is Palmerino di Guido, who assisted Giotto in decorating the celebrated St. Nicholas and Magdalen Chapels in the basilica’s lower church.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

She likes to refer to her decorating style as “creatively unhinged.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2026

What with all her baking and decorating and gift making, this was her favorite time of the year, next to spring planting.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals




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