as in to adorn
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
for Valentine's Day the dance hall was festooned with a riot of red hearts and bow-wielding cupids
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Ashford Castle, Ireland This Five-Star 800-plus-year-old castle on the shores of Lough Corrib looks like a fairytale, especially in December, when snow covers its grounds, and the grand interiors get festooned with garland and other holiday décor.
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Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Inside, where there’s seating for 30 guests, the walls are festooned with the works of local artists and thrift-store-chic photos.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
Later, as Steele enters an Oklahoma bar festooned with Trump signs and Confederate flags, Ferrell waits outside, ready to pounce if the situation gets dangerous.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
But at Lupi & Iris, helmed by James Beard Award-winner Adam Seigel, restraint is an art, and the food, inspired by the French and Italian Riviera, needn’t be flashy nor festooned to be fawned over.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Inside, where there’s seating for 30 guests, the walls are festooned with the works of local artists and thrift-store-chic photos.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
Later, as Steele enters an Oklahoma bar festooned with Trump signs and Confederate flags, Ferrell waits outside, ready to pounce if the situation gets dangerous.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
But at Lupi & Iris, helmed by James Beard Award-winner Adam Seigel, restraint is an art, and the food, inspired by the French and Italian Riviera, needn’t be flashy nor festooned to be fawned over.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Festoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/festoon. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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