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decoration

[dek-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌdɛk əˈreɪ ʃən /




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“It’s a decoration, because your system has to now fight the sugar while it’s trying to digest it.”

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

Rangers score more goals from the 90th minute and beyond than anybody else but some of those are just decoration.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Trump then announced that Williams would receive the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

They’re an everyday kitchen staple, a decoration drying outside homes, and a tool to ward off bad spirits and illness.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

By all rights, the arena of exterior decoration belonged to William Pretyman, the fair’s official director of color.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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