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
Paula Conway, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
This season, take inspiration from the monochromatic Christmas tree schemes at Selfridges by decorating your evergreen with ribbons, filler branches, ornaments, and garlands in the same color family.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2024
Rory Smith, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Those children’s drawings from the Balkans formed the templates for the sprightly, sometimes bawdy bronze and steel sculptures that now garland the skyline of New York — large ones, but also flowers, birds and graffiti that nestle in the topiaries, and hide behind the cocktail bar.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 2 May 2024
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Noun
Throughout the property find elegant garlands, wreaths and ornaments everywhere.
—Paula Conway, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
This season, take inspiration from the monochromatic Christmas tree schemes at Selfridges by decorating your evergreen with ribbons, filler branches, ornaments, and garlands in the same color family.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
Networks pay out big salaries to be able to have the most familiar faces, the most famous names and the most compelling characters sit awkwardly around a low-slung table, garlanding the coverage.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Those children’s drawings from the Balkans formed the templates for the sprightly, sometimes bawdy bronze and steel sculptures that now garland the skyline of New York — large ones, but also flowers, birds and graffiti that nestle in the topiaries, and hide behind the cocktail bar.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 2 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for garland
Noun
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Saturnine Martial & Lunatic (1996) Each Tears For Fears album has been the result of years of arduous work, and that means that a lot of interesting material was left on the cutting room floor for a rarities compilation.—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
25 Feb. 2025
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Notably, the group’s compilation of some of the most famous singles included in their discography can only be found on those rankings, while the more proper studio full-lengths do not perform well enough to land on the 100-space ranking of the most popular titles or the streaming-only roster.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Grecian-style sleeveless gown was reinforced in the midsection but otherwise draped loosely toward the ground.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Linda Meigs, another volunteer, made a point to show off the two small U.S. flags draped from her sign.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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What To Know According to the almanac's long-range weather predictions for April and May, the vast majority of the country can expect spring to be warmer than usual.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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In almost perfect contrast to Texas, the country at large is expected to experience warmer temperatures and below-normal rain, according to the almanac.—
Ryan Maxin,
Austin American-Statesman,
23 Feb. 2024
Verb
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Cars everywhere were ablaze, and a dome of embers arced above the avenue like festival lights strung above streets in Little Italy.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
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After a while, the building’s owner strung a chain out front to deter trespassers — to no avail.—
Brittany Loggins,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Moore does some of her most deliciously bitchy work in the second season of Ryan Murphy’s anthology series.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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The actress appeared in five seasons of Ryan Murphy’s FX anthology series but Lange seems to be done with it.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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On a recent weekday afternoon, a group of Latino university students near the Southwestern border draped themselves in flags festooned with President Trump’s Make America Great Again slogan, carried pro-Trump signs and set out to recruit new voters — like Victor Ibarra.—
Edgar Sandoval,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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If László had written the script, these women would have been regarded as ornamentation, a festooning, and probably would have been removed.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Pro-Moscow military bloggers have pinned Russian setbacks in the Donetsk regional city of Toretsk on commanders faking successes to curry favor with the military and political leadership and earn bonuses.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Since Neymar’s return to Brazil with his boyhood club Santos, many are pinning their World Cup 2026 hopes on his fitness.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The court provided more time, but no defense was mounted.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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This widespread fear over inflation and mounting debt quickly caused bond prices to plummet, sending yields sky high as the British pound plunged to a record low against the U.S. Dollar.—
Sergei Klebnikov,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Garland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garland. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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