as in decorative
serving to add beauty
adorning garlands of greenery can be seen all over the mansion at Christmastime
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as in decorating
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
the Sultan's tent was richly adorned with thick tapestries and gleaming gold candlesticks
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Recent Examples of adorning
Sophie Collé, Architectural Digest, 27 Dec. 2024
His works include a large-scale interpretation of New Zealand's native Weta bug along the first fairway and a series of oversized dragonflies with six-foot wingspans adorning a lake by the sixth fairway.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Instead of the standard toppings, try adorning these mini pancakes with kimchi and fried eggs, salmon tartare or sauteed wild mushrooms.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Silky and boldly chocolaty, this frosting is perfect for adorning a whole host of sweets, from cupcakes to sugar cookies.
—Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
Hoosier makers tried to compete, adorning their cabinets with pretty patterns and vibrant colors.
—Michelle Mastro, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
People around the world are adorning homes and businesses with festive holiday decor, which typically means an abundance of Christmas trees are on display.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
The logo shows a woman, inspired by her maternal grandmother Maria, with a rose adorning her hair — symbolizing her paternal grandmother Rosa — and her hair in a braid.
—Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
On one side of the chain link fence ringing the county cemetery, the brilliant red of tinsel and fresh poinsettias adorning Evergreen graves stood out against the gray stone and sky.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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The inviting ones adorning the tips of the Lina Bo Bardi’s Bola de Latao armchair, and the microscopic ones teasing the bottom of a Josef Hoffman fork.
—Sophie Collé, Architectural Digest, 27 Dec. 2024
His works include a large-scale interpretation of New Zealand's native Weta bug along the first fairway and a series of oversized dragonflies with six-foot wingspans adorning a lake by the sixth fairway.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Instead of the standard toppings, try adorning these mini pancakes with kimchi and fried eggs, salmon tartare or sauteed wild mushrooms.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Silky and boldly chocolaty, this frosting is perfect for adorning a whole host of sweets, from cupcakes to sugar cookies.
—Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
Hoosier makers tried to compete, adorning their cabinets with pretty patterns and vibrant colors.
—Michelle Mastro, JSTOR Daily, 18 Dec. 2024
People around the world are adorning homes and businesses with festive holiday decor, which typically means an abundance of Christmas trees are on display.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
The logo shows a woman, inspired by her maternal grandmother Maria, with a rose adorning her hair — symbolizing her paternal grandmother Rosa — and her hair in a braid.
—Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
On one side of the chain link fence ringing the county cemetery, the brilliant red of tinsel and fresh poinsettias adorning Evergreen graves stood out against the gray stone and sky.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adorning
Adjective
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Garden Fair: The Sweetwater Oaks Garden Club’s Garden Fair will feature vendors selling plants, shrubs, roses, orchids, birdhouses, decorative garden and yard art.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2025
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Inside the feudal fortress, decorative interiors include frescoes credited to Benedetto Bembo, such as Camera d’Oro, a room that depicts courtly interactions between Pier Maria Rossi and Bianca Pellegrini and recounts the tale of their love.—
Gulnaz Khan,
AFAR Media,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Singing was more fun than decorating cookies.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
24 Dec. 2024
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Drew also shared a surprising tree decorating hack.—
Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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For most ornamental plants, the zone classification of each plant represents a general consensus based on decades of growing experience.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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This year a typhoon and extreme heat dented the harvest, scrambling prices for kumquats and other ornamental plants associated with the holiday, known as Tet in Vietnam.—
Mike Ives,
New York Times,
29 Jan. 2025
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The tradition of cutting the net and draping it around you is something done when a team wins a trophy.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
The Athletic,
19 Dec. 2024
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At the premiere of Bread & Roses, Jennifer Lawrence slipped into a black archival Christian Lacroix number, and its billowy silhouette lent itself perfectly to draping over her bump.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
18 Dec. 2024
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