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garland

[gahr-luhnd] / ˈgɑr lənd /
NOUN
strand of material, usually hung
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“If you had a tree or some garland with 1,000 lights, it might have 800. Things will just get watered down, and so you will be paying the same, if not more, for less.”

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026

This year, for the first time, Pons is also trying to create a more festive atmosphere inside the store with holiday decorations, such as a garland at the checkout desk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025

When fall rolls around, they loop a simple garland of leaves around the bar—nothing fancy, just a whisper of the season.

From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2025

She proceeded to a second tall fence with razor-wire garland and a second buzzer.

From Slate ● May 2, 2025

Across the doorway a garland of mango leaves, symbol of happiness and good fortune, dry now and rattling in the breeze.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

Many are framed by garlands of ripe-for-the-picking fruits and vegetables and assorted vegetation such as pine cones, a rare instance of still-life in sculpture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

For the last year, “Gracias Gustavo” garlands have adorned the city, thanking Dudamel for doing just that during his 17 seasons heading the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

The fandom is intense and ritualistic, with celebratory first-day screenings, midnight and 04:00 shows, milk offerings on towering cut-outs, garlands, drums, and whistles.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026

"Decorative lighting, garlands are not a priority," Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said in early December, instructing citizens to reduce unnecessary consumption.

From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025

She draped garlands on her ships to evoke a sense of triumph.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

From east to west, north to south, L.A. was garlanded with banners that read “¡Bienvenido Gustavo!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

The Hangar, where all five candidates would speak, was garlanded with flags.

From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2024

Samnite bronze head, a rare Waldesian Evangelical community and an ancient annual pageant with pagan roots that venerates a circular cane garlanded in wild cyclamen flowers.

From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2024

"We didn't expect the whole village to come out and greet us. They garlanded us," says Mr Lakhan's wife, Geeta.

From BBC ● May 29, 2023

In the dark inner chamber the God and Goddess were seated on their thrones, freshly anointed and garlanded with flowers.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

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.

From New York Times ● May 17, 2024

The village headman summoned her and said that by garlanding Nehru, she had become his bride.

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2023

And in 105- degree heat, hundreds of well-wishers leaned out from balconies, snapped photos and pushed forward to greet him, garlanding him with marigolds, pelting him with flower petals and offering sweets.

From Washington Post ● May 27, 2015

Photograph: Allstar/Universal Pictures; David James; Allstar After indulging Europe by garlanding The Artist last year and The King's Speech in 2011, the Oscars seem set to come home.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 21, 2013

On another wall was a framed photograph of Comrade Pillai garlanding Comrade E. M. S. Namboodiripad.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy


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