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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 adorned
Natasha Frost, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Worn wood floors, exposed brick walls adorned with local art, and vintage tables with marble tops add to the charm.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Go for Bold Whether it's painted, papered, and adorned with art, don't just dip your toe in half way.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
Some was adorned with wishes for the new year sent to Times Square.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
The boot's artistry is mirrored in the packaging, which is presented in a high-grade acrylic box adorned with the new Nami Space Logo.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
One such place is adorned with white brick, sage green metal windows, and deep blue stucco.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
The statues of Assad and the posters of his face that adorned every public building lie on the ground, toppled, torn, spat and stomped upon, finally susceptible to his citizens’ loathing and contempt.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
Jennifer Lawrence wore a black off-the-shoulder gown from fall 2006 couture at the premiere of Bread & Roses in Los Angeles last month, while Brie Larson wore a strapless orange fishtail gown, adorned with a giant bow, from fall 2004 at the Producers Guild Awards in January.
—Emily Chan, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2024
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People cautiously trickled back into the French Quarter, live bands resumed playing at their usual corners and mourners stopped by a makeshift memorial adorned with flowers and Mardi Gras beads.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Worn wood floors, exposed brick walls adorned with local art, and vintage tables with marble tops add to the charm.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Go for Bold Whether it's painted, papered, and adorned with art, don't just dip your toe in half way.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
Some was adorned with wishes for the new year sent to Times Square.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
The boot's artistry is mirrored in the packaging, which is presented in a high-grade acrylic box adorned with the new Nami Space Logo.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
One such place is adorned with white brick, sage green metal windows, and deep blue stucco.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
The statues of Assad and the posters of his face that adorned every public building lie on the ground, toppled, torn, spat and stomped upon, finally susceptible to his citizens’ loathing and contempt.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
Jennifer Lawrence wore a black off-the-shoulder gown from fall 2006 couture at the premiere of Bread & Roses in Los Angeles last month, while Brie Larson wore a strapless orange fishtail gown, adorned with a giant bow, from fall 2004 at the Producers Guild Awards in January.
—Emily Chan, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Adorned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adorned. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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