festooned

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Within 10 years, the commercial districts of major cities were festooned with the new telephone wires added to the old telegraph poles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Critically huzzahed, festooned with Emmys, the 2023 first season of “Beef” told a story of road rage escalating to warfare and finally winding down to a sort of understanding.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

"Europe's security under construction" boasts the slogan on an eye-catching set of sleek black-and-white photographs, festooned across a scaffolding-clad church on one of this town's best known pedestrian boulevards.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

The Angkola Protestant Church, in the hard-hit South Tapanuli district, was festooned on Wednesday with balloons and simple Christmas decorations.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

Happy tourists walk away festooned in silver and gold, their new jewelry jingling like Christmas bells with every step.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman