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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
Inside, the lounge areas are bedecked in natural linens, soft throws and pillows.
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William Leigh, theweek, 10 Dec. 2024
At time of publication, all episodes from the MasterChef back catalog remain on BBC iPlayer and the MasterChef section of the player is bedecked with images of a smiling Wallace alongside fellow presenters.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
Standing at nine meters tall on Carlos Place, the tree is bedecked with 90 eye-catching, bespoke lanterns, each one made from aluminium and hand painted with a silver coating.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
And they were sung by the actual players too, often bedecked with natty knitwear and club scarves.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
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William Leigh, theweek, 10 Dec. 2024
At time of publication, all episodes from the MasterChef back catalog remain on BBC iPlayer and the MasterChef section of the player is bedecked with images of a smiling Wallace alongside fellow presenters.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
Standing at nine meters tall on Carlos Place, the tree is bedecked with 90 eye-catching, bespoke lanterns, each one made from aluminium and hand painted with a silver coating.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
And they were sung by the actual players too, often bedecked with natty knitwear and club scarves.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedeck
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The silver piece is adorned with a cross and the iconography of a chapel and is more than 1,000 years old, the museum said in a Jan. 15 Facebook post.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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The bathhouse, adorned with intricate mosaics and featuring hot, warm, and cold rooms, resembles a spa-like retreat, and could be the largest thermal complex found yet in a private residence in Pompeii.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Although Chalamet showing up to the London premier of A Complete Unknown on a Lime bike doesn’t come close to the effortless cool of Dylan jumping on his motorbike clad in leather, curly hair untamed and freewheeling up the highway to Newport.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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When they’re not clad in ski-gear and ensconced in protective helmets, Kendall has reached for outré furry R13 cowboy boots, bodycon by KHY, and Phoebe Philo outerwear.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
19 Jan. 2025
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Mack’s keys, attached to a fob decorated with her daughters’ photographs, dangled from the inside lock.—
Michael Gordon,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
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For their cake, the couple opted for an apple cinnamon sponge confection with peach jam and mascarpone filling, and cognac tonka bean buttercream decorated with seasonal flowers by Aimee France.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
17 Jan. 2025
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Investigators say video surveillance showed a white Volkswagen sedan reverse parking near Northwest 14th Street and 8th Avenue in Florida City at 9:14 p.m. Two men dressed in dark clothing exited the vehicle and walked west toward the scene, according to Jackson’s arrest affidavit.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
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The video, which was posted on Nextdoor, shows a figure in a red mask with horns and dressed in all black clothing ring the front doorbell.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Bedeck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedeck. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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