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decorate

[dek-uh-reyt] / ˈdɛk əˌreɪt /


VERB
honor and give medal
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It was probably commissioned by Bishop Odo of Bayeux -- William the Conqueror'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. 10, 2026

“I was setting the table and didn’t have flowers or anything to add to decorate, so I thought, ‘I have these candles.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

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

From Salon Jun. 6, 2026

A social enterprise that helps people decorate their homes with recycled paint, repurposed furniture and recycled materials has been awarded a £400,000 National Lottery grant to help it expand its services.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

“Hey, you two! Let’s decorate the Christmas tree!”

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper

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

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

Take Saskia, from Bempton Grove in Hull, who - along with her two siblings - decorates their house inside and out on 1 November each year.

From BBC Dec. 3, 2023

A shimmering lake decorates the center of the property, fringed with more greenery.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Anya says she first met Epstein at his sprawling 18-room Paris apartment, decorated with pictures of himself posing with people such as Bill Clinton and other world leaders.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Excavations uncovered a funerary complex consisting of three limestone burial chambers containing Roman-era mummies and decorated wooden sarcophagi.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

In Tehran, a flatbed truck, decorated with intricate latticework and Arabic Islamic script, carried five caskets, painted in the green, red and white of Iran's flag, including the smallest for Khamenei's 14-month-old granddaughter Zara.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

But its soaring atriums decorated with onyx and green marble could hardly be better calculated to induce jealousy in Trump, who frequently raves about the opulent dwellings of other foreign leaders.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

He decorated our evergreen tree with strings of berries and paper chains.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Krispy Kreme now does 15 to 20 special runs of doughnuts a year, plus a collection for each season, with staff decorating them by hand.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

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

The pregnancy had been far enough along to start getting their 4-year-old daughter excited about decorating a nursery, family-of-four camping trips and what it would mean to become a big sister.

From Salon May 27, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2026

“Try again, sweetie,” Dad said, sadness decorating the edges of his words.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper




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