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adorn

[uh-dawrn] / əˈdɔrn /


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A video from 2015 shows how, in Ojibwe tradition, dancers provide healing through the rhythmic music created, with every step they take, by the numerous cone-shaped bells that adorn their jingle-dresses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Maybe she was meant to adorn someone else for some other occasion.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

But every other Mercedes-Benz marque has been wiped, along with the logos of non-FIFA-sponsor Kimberly-Clark that adorn soap dispensers in its bathrooms.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

Despite the current trend, Tajik mosaic artist Dzhuraev wants to believe that "the time will come" when mosaics will once again adorn buildings.

From Barron's Apr. 24, 2026

Surely one reason is an irresistible urge to adorn ourselves and decorate the world around us.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

George Yount, whose name adorns Yountville, wrote of seeing 50 or 60 bears one day, and killing five or six of them.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The Disney character adorns her golf bag and is her driver headcover, and her fans refer to themselves as the “Flying Dumbos.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

The same girl also adorns Banksy’s record-holding, $25.4 million “Love is in the Bin,” a work that was half-shredded when it first came to Sotheby’s in 2018 and was resold again three years later.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

The vice presidential seal adorns the wall behind the meeting table.

From Barron's Feb. 28, 2026

His eyes land on a small, circular pin that adorns her dress.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

But all of that changed with “Yesterday,” which Martin adorned with a string quartet.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

The colorful aesthetic follows into the kitchen, which is adorned with sage green cabinetry, a wooden island, and state-of-the-art appliances.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

The Daily Telegraph features a photograph of Spain's team adorned in medals and holding the World Cup aloft, alongside a story that highlights the incoming prime minister's plan for a "new era of big state".

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Some of the most significant changes can be found in the hotel lobby, which features a curated convenience store called the Goodie Shop, which is adorned with throwback boomboxes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

We reach a spacious bedroom, its glass walls leading out into a serene Zen garden adorned with golden dangling lights.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

There are no betting odds adorning the scrolling scoreboard.

From Slate Jun. 10, 2026

An attempt to impress the Chairwoman by adorning a space at the club in colonial chic backfires.

From Salon Apr. 23, 2026

The viral "ugly-cute" Labubu dolls have taken the world by storm, adorning the handbags of celebrities such as Blackpink's Lisa and Dua Lipa.

From Barron's Mar. 25, 2026

Speaking on behalf of the Adunni Olorisha Trust, Akinsanya said the carver's "craftsmanship is visible in the ritual figures, majestic pillars, and beautifully crafted roofs adorning many of the shrines".

From BBC Jan. 19, 2026

The immense war helmet he wore had the plumes of a blackbird and the horns of a stag beetle adorning it.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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