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garland

[gahr-luhnd] / ˈgɑr lənd /
NOUN
strand of material, usually hung
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“If you had a tree or some garland with 1,000 lights, it might have 800. Things will just get watered down, and so you will be paying the same, if not more, for less.”

From MarketWatch Jan. 8, 2026

This year, for the first time, Pons is also trying to create a more festive atmosphere inside the store with holiday decorations, such as a garland at the checkout desk.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 6, 2025

When fall rolls around, they loop a simple garland of leaves around the bar—nothing fancy, just a whisper of the season.

From Salon Nov. 25, 2025

The image featured a smiling couple in formal attire under a clip art–style garland holding various baby-themed items, along with an email and phone number where I could reach them.

From Slate Jul. 16, 2025

As I was about to leave, Chandra said, “If something happens, see that Hari has a garland of marigolds from me.”

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

For the last year, “Gracias Gustavo” garlands have adorned the city, thanking Dudamel for doing just that during his 17 seasons heading the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Decorating their soldiers with colourful garlands, hundreds of Afghans rallied in border provinces to decry Pakistan killing civilians and to show support for their troops battling at the frontier.

From Barron's Mar. 5, 2026

There are also many things it isn’t: no bright green garlands, no mixing of plaids in the same room, and no gift bags under the tree.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 22, 2025

But this year, her living room is an explosion of colour, bedecked with foil stars, tinsel and homemade paper chains and ribbon garlands.

From BBC Dec. 20, 2025

I took the garlands I had made and hung them about my neck, enjoying their sweet but fading scents.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

The Hangar, where all five candidates would speak, was garlanded with flags.

From Slate Jul. 30, 2024

He was garlanded with praise from the prime minister down for what was seen as a brave act of statesmanship.

From BBC Mar. 29, 2024

They had been released in 2022, when they were garlanded with flowers by their families and a lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party.

From Seattle Times Mar. 5, 2024

They have the pulpy verve of Harlem’s crime fiction godfather, Chester Himes, combined with the literary heft of Whitehead’s more garlanded novels.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2023

Before the party had started a great log had been dragged into the center of the lawn and Jack, painted and garlanded, sat there like an idol.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

The village headman summoned her and said that by garlanding Nehru, she had become his bride.

From BBC Dec. 13, 2023

The Mardi Gras party went ahead on Feb. 26 under purple and gold ribbons garlanding the entertainment room.

From New York Times Mar. 21, 2020

And in 105- degree heat, hundreds of well-wishers leaned out from balconies, snapped photos and pushed forward to greet him, garlanding him with marigolds, pelting him with flower petals and offering sweets.

From Washington Post May 27, 2015

Photograph: Allstar/Universal Pictures; David James; Allstar After indulging Europe by garlanding The Artist last year and The King's Speech in 2011, the Oscars seem set to come home.

From The Guardian Feb. 21, 2013

On another wall was a framed photograph of Comrade Pillai garlanding Comrade E. M. S. Namboodiripad.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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