as in to decorate
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
the Sultan's tent was richly adorned with thick tapestries and gleaming gold candlesticks
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Recent Examples of adorn
Some of my fondest memories with her take place in the kitchen, which was adorned with timeless decor, elegant dinnerware, and, like that of many grandmothers, vintage Tupperware.
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
The other wrist was adorned with an Audemars Piguet, its dial dotted with diamonds.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 11 July 2025
His father, Winston, was an architect whose designs included the iconic Streamline Moderne gold bands that now adorn the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
The star amenity is the terrace, which is adorned with plants and flowers and has unparalleled views of Rome’s major domes.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 8 July 2025
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
The other wrist was adorned with an Audemars Piguet, its dial dotted with diamonds.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 11 July 2025
His father, Winston, was an architect whose designs included the iconic Streamline Moderne gold bands that now adorn the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
The star amenity is the terrace, which is adorned with plants and flowers and has unparalleled views of Rome’s major domes.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adorn
decorate
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Amazon Basics Fluted Ceramic Round Planter This early Prime Day deal is perfect for decorating your outdoor table with lush greenery and flowers.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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His striking work, Protest, depicts the bloodshed of Sri Lanka’s long civil war, using books that are charred or rendered illegible, often decorated with symbolic or figurative objects, like toy-soldier figurines marching across a soiled page.—
Thessaly La Force,
Travel + Leisure,
4 July 2025
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“Adorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adorn. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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