adorned

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Giant red lanterns adorned the outdoor courtyard, and the guests inside treated themselves to food stalls akin to a Taiwanese night market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The gate is adorned with a sculpted round medallion of Oseguera’s trademark, two roosters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Sassou Nguesso told the rally, dressed in a white shirt adorned with an elephant.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

"Thank god. That was really fun, I was really looking forward to this," Hodgkinson told the crowd, before being adorned with a golden crown as she took her place on a throne beside the track.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

The opposite wall was adorned by an enormous banner with no discernible pattern, a patchwork of slender strips of cloth—mostly red and blue, but some purple, too.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo