as in compilation
a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music
a garland of medieval folk songs
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Recent Examples of garland
Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2024
The show’s famous SUV was also decorated for the holidays, with garlands and red ribbons sprucing up the white leather seats.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
Cats darted up and down the front steps, which were garlanded with Christmas decorations.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2024
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Noun
Decorate the tree with them for an inexpensive holiday garland, or use them to count down the days until Saint Nick’s arrival.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2024
The show’s famous SUV was also decorated for the holidays, with garlands and red ribbons sprucing up the white leather seats.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
Upon their release, the convicts had been garlanded with flowers by well-wishers and praised by a BJP lawmaker as good Brahmins, the highest Hindu caste.
—Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
Cats darted up and down the front steps, which were garlanded with Christmas decorations.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2024
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Reflecting on Chic’s enduring popularity following the release of Chic compilation Up All Night in 2013, Anderson told Pop Matters why Chic’s productions continue to resonate.Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
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Artist Spotlight: John Anderson Though now enshrined in the Country Music Hall of Fame, John Anderson is also a still-vital artist who tours regularly and has released a new album and two career compilations in the past half-decade.Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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One savvy technique is to drape the sweater over the arms of the hanger to decrease the possibility of stretching the shoulder or arms rather than hanging the sweater through the neck.Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2024
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North Carolina At the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, a Christmas tree stands over 35 feet tall in the estate’s Banquet Hall, draped with thousands of twinkling lights, intricate ornaments, and luxurious ribbons.Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Those in cold areas can expect the coldest periods in early and mid-January and early to late February, the almanac predicts.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Dec. 2024
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Fur trappers, the almanac stated, used this time also to hunt beavers for their pelts.John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
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The staff spends 10 hours stringing the tree with lights and adorning it with over 750 ornaments.Geoff Whitmore, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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How to make a fake Christmas tree smell real The tree is up, the lights are strung and the ornaments are hung.Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Most recently, Jacobson appeared in the horror anthology series Etheria in 2020.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Guests of The White Lotus in Thailand are already beginning to check in. Season 3 of the beloved anthology series, created by Mike White, debuted its first teaser on Monday.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
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It's festooned with details like doric columns and decorative stonework — there's even an old funerary chamber.Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
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There were photorealistic renderings of male and female heads and bodies festooned with strange confetti-like colored goo.John Werner, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Loading your audio article The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office on Friday dismissed the manslaughter case against the lone remaining officer charged in the 2021 death of Mario Gonzalez, who stopped breathing while being pinned to the ground by multiple Alameda police officers.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
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This leads to situations where every chick in a nest competes for what little nourishment their parents can provide and pins weaker individuals against their stronger siblings.Scott Travers, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The new lawsuit adds to the mounting fallout from Lively’s legal complaint filed last week in California.Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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From mounting home care expenses, to the ability of caregivers to attend to their own lives, to the role of federal and state governments in providing support, research, and direction, the growing impact of Alzheimer’s will be as profound as any other health care crisis faced by our nation.Charles Fuschillo, New York Daily News, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Garland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garland. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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