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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 the Conqueror'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. 10, 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

My parents decided it was worth it to hire a company to come in and decorate the park with lights and a big tree in the middle of Main Street.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

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

What if Jesse decorates the house with toilet paper?

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 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

A vase full of flowers decorates the center of the oak table behind her.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

The State Department also denied entry to Omar Abdulkadir Artan, a decorated Somali referee, turning him away at Miami International Airport in June, citing “vetting concerns.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

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

This murky case is capturing attention because Reut is an active and decorated officer of Ukraine's military intelligence agency, GUR, and his co-defendant Vitalii Zhykovych worked for the SBU security service until recently.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

But its soaring atriums decorated with onyx and green marble could hardly be better calculated to induce jealousy in Trump, who frequently raves about the opulent dwellings of other foreign leaders.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

Masha Batrokova, who’d already been decorated with the Order of the Red Star, was killed on a routine flight mission in the spring of 1945.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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

And, most importantly, it encouraged consumers to get creative with other aspects of baking: shaping, frosting and decorating.

From Salon Jun. 14, 2026

She likes to refer to her decorating style as “creatively unhinged.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2026

At the Brant Foundation, Haring’s meteoric rise—from a graffiti artist decorating empty ad spaces in the subway in 1980 to international stardom by 1984—is recounted through some 50 objects.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 3, 2026

When I dropped my legs back down, I saw the misshapen black circle decorating the sleeping bag below my navel, its melted edge already cooled and curled.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx




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