adorned
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Mackie, known widely as the King of Camp, who adorned superstars including Diana Ross, Dolly Parton, Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus with fringe and sparkles, died on Sept. 14 in Palm Springs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Booths were adorned with strings of dried red peppers -- the raw ingredient used to make paprika -- recalling a sight once common on houses in the surrounding countryside every autumn.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
There were handheld American flags on skinny sticks, midsize ones to display on a wall and majestic formal flags adorned with silky gold fringe.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Seguso pieces have adorned the Vatican and hundreds of museums.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
There were also precious stones, gold masks adorned with red and white feathers, and stone statues embedded with jewels.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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