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
Stephanie Rosenbloom, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Strewn against the bar's chic themes are festive garlands, wreaths and bows, providing the perfect eclectic backdrop.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 20 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
To celebrate, this brick hotel with fireplaces and stained glass has hung 200 wreaths on its exterior, trimmed 32 Christmas trees and decorated with 426 feet of garland.
—Stephanie Rosenbloom, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Strewn against the bar's chic themes are festive garlands, wreaths and bows, providing the perfect eclectic backdrop.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 20 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for garland
Noun
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New Music Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs and albums recommended by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
31 Jan. 2025
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The book is a disjointed, experimental compilation of an unnamed man’s variegated erotic fantasies.—
Victoria Uren,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Earlier this month, a 32-year-old Greek man brought something remarkable to his local police station: a statue of a woman draped in flowing cloth, missing its arms and head.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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The white marble sculpture, which is missing a head and arms, appears to depict a woman's torso draped in a loose dress or cloak.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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The almanac predicts the end of January to be cold with few showers.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Jan. 2025
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Lewis lived to inspire a generation of readers who knew him only by his second act, his reinvention, in Lapham’s Quarterly, of the historical almanac.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Sep. 2024
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Also, in early December, more than 200 boats strung with colorful Christmas lights float in the water just off Combate Beach, part of the Boquerón National State Forest in Cabo Rojo on the west coast of Puerto Rico.—
Discover Puerto Rico,
AFAR Media,
20 Dec. 2024
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Local villagers responded by stringing nets across the water to prevent further drownings.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
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More recently, Lynch was at Cannes in 2007 as one of the 34 filmmakers contributing to the anthology film To Each His Own Cinema, celebrating the festival’s 60th anniversary.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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Today, Asimov Press debuted an anthology of biotechnology essays and science fiction stories encoded in strands of DNA.—
Emily Mullin,
WIRED,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The clip features Aldean performing in front of a courthouse festooned with an American flag; the performance footage is interspersed with images of burning flags and protesters clashing with police and robbing a convenience store.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
21 Jan. 2025
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Another parent, Dana Schechtman, told me that every day at pickup his two-year-old daughter insists on walking up to a bulletin board festooned with pictures of Weekday teachers.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Jones received the honor from Anna Wintour, global editorial director of Vogue and chief content officer of Condé Nast, who, before pinning the red-ribboned cross on the designer’s left lapel, over his heart, praised him for his generosity.—
Tina Isaac-Goizé,
Vogue,
25 Jan. 2025
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The chances of that happening are pinned at around 5%.—
Brie Stimson,
Fox News,
24 Jan. 2025
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At the same time, Democrats and advocacy groups are expected to mount significant opposition, both in Congress and in the court of public opinion, as the debate over the future of federal student loan programs intensifies.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Initially, Ukraine asserted its right to target Russian military transport planes in the border area, which had been a staging ground for the 2022 invasion and was used to mount attacks after that.—
Cassandra Vinograd,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Garland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garland. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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