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[dek] / dɛk /


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This can create a transmission hotspot right on our back deck.

From Science Daily Aug. 24, 2026

The previous owner began to expand in the 1990s, adding picnic tables and a larger deck.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

To combat the isolation and boredom, troops sometimes do fun activities aboard the ship, like hold singing competitions and picnics on the top deck.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Between the lack of sun below deck for some nonpilot personnel and rooms packed with triple-bunk beds, the conditions on vessels like the Lincoln can be difficult to bear.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

These, I grab now, fanning them out like a deck of cards, watching them flutter to the floor.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

She packed up her two worn decks of tarot cards, some small carved stone figurines and headed for home before the darkness swallowed Old Havana again.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

The compound comes with a three-car garage, two ipe wood decks, several outdoor seating areas, and drought-resistant landscaping that abounds with leafy hedges and mature trees.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

The 1,200-square-foot Ship Wreck House has three decks and pirate details, such as a water cannon and secret passageway leading to a treasure-themed chamber with a skeleton and a chest of doubloons.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

If he had amassed the same number of records, skateboard decks or vintage gaming consoles — all fire hazards — would he have gotten the same eviction warning?

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

They’d probably known right away that the ship was in trouble and the bottom decks were flooding.

From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis

Today, Zainab is a full-time creator and presenter, interviewing A-listers like Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal and Tom Hiddleston – while decked head to toe in outfits paying homage to the films.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

He pushes past marching bands with their instruments held high and parade spectators decked out in red, white and blue regalia.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2026

De la Espriella said as he voted, decked in Colombia football jersey and surrounded by a crowd of hundreds who sang the national anthem.

From Barron's Jun. 21, 2026

Messi may now be a Florida Man, decked in flamingo pink, hawking hardware at Lowe’s, but he remains an international threat still.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

There I stood, all decked out for a visit with royalty.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

The elderly caller in mid-Wales who had slipped on decking was put through to the falls desk - initially set up as a pilot to handle around a thousand calls a day of this nature.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

“Step outside to a private backyard oasis featuring a sparkling pool and upgraded decking, perfect for entertaining or relaxing Texas-style,” the listing notes.

From MarketWatch Feb. 18, 2026

Pfeiffer’s Texan matriarch is a delight to watch as she flits about her house, decking the halls with warm, multicolored lights and seasonal throw pillows.

From Salon Dec. 3, 2025

The decking company built its business on composite boards made from sawdust and recycled plastic shopping bags, which it pitches as more durable than pressure-treated lumber.

From Barron's Nov. 7, 2025

It was a carrack, that type of vessel with high structures called “castles” in its bow and stern and a low expanse of decking in the middle.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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