adorns

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Chavez’s name also adorns buildings and departments across California college campuses, especially those focused on Latino communities, Chicano studies and labor studies.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

It adorns an elaborate “Altar of Sin,” surrounded by classical statuary and shells.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

It was Brown, a Rhode Island blue blood whose name now adorns an Ivy League university, who in 1790 financed Slater’s stolen ideas for a state-of-the-art cotton mill.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Schauffele's picture adorns the entrance to the gents loos in the media centre.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

His eyes land on a small, circular pin that adorns her dress.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins