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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Recent Examples of festoon
Kathy’s memorabilia held forth in various locations, most notably a bathroom festooned with lobby cards from her films.
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Alan K. Rode, Variety, 27 May 2025
Yair Rosenberg: Trump sides with the Israeli people against Netanyahu
In 2019, Netanyahu’s reelection campaign festooned Israel with giant posters, each depicting the prime minister shaking hands with one of three world leaders: India’s Narendra Modi, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trump.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025
The wings are festooned with yet more easy-to-grab hats, umbrellas, newspapers.
—George Etheredge, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Death metal musician’s home, festooned with flamethrowers,weapons and ammo, erupted in heavy metal fire.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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Alan K. Rode, Variety, 27 May 2025
Yair Rosenberg: Trump sides with the Israeli people against Netanyahu
In 2019, Netanyahu’s reelection campaign festooned Israel with giant posters, each depicting the prime minister shaking hands with one of three world leaders: India’s Narendra Modi, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trump.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025
The wings are festooned with yet more easy-to-grab hats, umbrellas, newspapers.
—George Etheredge, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Death metal musician’s home, festooned with flamethrowers,weapons and ammo, erupted in heavy metal fire.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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Both pieces of the swimsuit were adorned with crystal embellishments.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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This is an excellent, strange little book that appeared in 2011 and had a profound impact on me, and apparently on Florence Welch who adorns the cover with a generous quote.—
Hattie Williams
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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Her final Instagram post showed a towering pink and white birthday cake decorated with a carousel figurine topper.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Children will decorate their own cardboard bull and parade them around Scoville Park at 800 Lake St.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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“Festoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/festoon. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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