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decorate

[dek-uh-reyt] / ˈdɛk əˌreɪt /


VERB
honor and give medal
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And just to decorate his status as the complete world-class player, Erling Haaland is the only other player at this World Cup to score with his left-foot, right-foot and head.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

It was probably commissioned by Bishop Odo of Bayeux -- William's half-brother -- in 1077 to decorate the new cathedral in his hometown, Bayeux, according to the tapestry's home museum.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

Paint, layer and decorate it to your heart’s desire.

From Salon Jun. 6, 2026

Aside from a few photos of his family, he never bothered to decorate his office, spending most of his time in the street.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

She would buy books about motherhood and find a wet nurse and decorate the bedroom.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Most notably, the display of military trophies that decorates the back wall was entirely Trumbull’s own embellishment, as he himself said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

Rather, she takes a plain white bag and decorates it to the max — an “Easter basket of sorts,” as she describes the final product.

From MarketWatch Apr. 2, 2026

But the epiphanic ding! hits her as she’s smoothing a Band-Aid onto her forehead wound, and considers the superhero that decorates it: the Incredible Hulk.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2024

Take Saskia, from Bempton Grove in Hull, who - along with her two siblings - decorates their house inside and out on 1 November each year.

From BBC Dec. 3, 2023

He, too, winks at me with his one working eye, and decorates the walls of his quarters with what he calls “the telltale visions of a captain triumphant.”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Excavations uncovered a funerary complex consisting of three limestone burial chambers containing Roman-era mummies and decorated wooden sarcophagi.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

The doorknob-size piece, inlaid with carnelian, agate and lapis lazuli flowers reminiscent of the Taj, exemplifies how even the smallest functional item would be meticulously crafted and decorated in a consistent style in Mughal workshops.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

One of the most decorated Olympic nations of all time, Russia had been stuck in a sanctions net of its own making.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

In Tehran, a flatbed truck, decorated with intricate latticework and Arabic Islamic script, carried five caskets, painted in the green, red and white of Iran's flag, including the smallest for Khamenei's 14-month-old granddaughter Zara.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

The tree was decorated with ribbons and beads, and the villagers danced around it while they sang old Slavist songs.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Krispy Kreme now does 15 to 20 special runs of doughnuts a year, plus a collection for each season, with staff decorating them by hand.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

For the tourists' benefit, Vlkolinec puts on traditional craft demonstrations, from sewing folk costumes and gingerbread decorating to mowing and haymaking.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

Wilber and his sister had spent days decorating the cap, bedazzling the bottom half in blue and white gems — the colors of the Nicaraguan flag.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

The pregnancy had been far enough along to start getting their 4-year-old daughter excited about decorating a nursery, family-of-four camping trips and what it would mean to become a big sister.

From Salon May 27, 2026

On the subject of interior decorating, my general feeling has long been that it’s too bad we’re fur-less and have to live indoors.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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