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as in to adorn
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
bedecked the house with hundreds of miniature lights for the party
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as in to clothe
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
the ladies arrived bedecked in furs
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Recent Examples of bedeck
The establishment is bedecked in luxurious reds and chandeliers.
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Terry Elward, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Their arrests, along with seven men suspected of being smugglers, took place just blocks from the city’s most expensive homes, where real estate ads boast eight-bedroom, 10-bath mansions bedecked with tennis courts, infinity pools and no bridges to the bay.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
Nature greeted me with the best welcome soundtrack: waves of silence bedecked with soft trickles from a nearby creek, the cheerful chirps from birds, and leaves rustled by a gentle breeze.
—Gabrielle Nicole Pharms, Travel + Leisure, 1 Jan. 2025
Slats of reactive armor, which can thwart armor-piercing charges, bedecked its sloped front end.
—C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Terry Elward, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Their arrests, along with seven men suspected of being smugglers, took place just blocks from the city’s most expensive homes, where real estate ads boast eight-bedroom, 10-bath mansions bedecked with tennis courts, infinity pools and no bridges to the bay.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
Nature greeted me with the best welcome soundtrack: waves of silence bedecked with soft trickles from a nearby creek, the cheerful chirps from birds, and leaves rustled by a gentle breeze.
—Gabrielle Nicole Pharms, Travel + Leisure, 1 Jan. 2025
Slats of reactive armor, which can thwart armor-piercing charges, bedecked its sloped front end.
—C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedeck
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Speaking of the stairs, they’re adorned with a mural that adds to the weight of history the characters are constantly inspired by and suffocating under.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2025
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Nestled along the sandy shores of Siloso Beach, the resort is adorned in tropical greenery, while peacocks wander freely across the gardens, hornbills perch in the frangipani trees and dinosaur-like monitor lizards sunbathe by breakfast tables.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The en suite bath, clad in fine stone and stained silver oak, includes a rain-steam shower and a separate water closet.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 Apr. 2025
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Martinez, clad only in his boxers, was arrested and hit with numerous gun possession charges.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Kids can take a photo with the Easter Bunny, get their faces painted, decorate cookies and participate in egg hunts.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Several picket signs were decorated with messaging against Musk and President Donald Trump.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2025
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An armed man dressed in black and wearing a mask broke into the apartment, and kept asking for money, Rainge told investigators.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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Witnesses saw five males dressed in black running from the scene.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Bedeck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedeck. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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