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garland

[gahr-luhnd] / ˈgɑr lənd /
NOUN
strand of material, usually hung
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“If you had a tree or some garland with 1,000 lights, it might have 800. Things will just get watered down, and so you will be paying the same, if not more, for less.”

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026

This year, for the first time, Pons is also trying to create a more festive atmosphere inside the store with holiday decorations, such as a garland at the checkout desk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025

When fall rolls around, they loop a simple garland of leaves around the bar—nothing fancy, just a whisper of the season.

From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2025

Or why spend $30 on a holiday garland when you could make something similar out of shopping-bag cardboard?

From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2025

A garland of yellow and orange marigolds was placed around my neck, and I sat down across from my bridegroom.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

For the last year, “Gracias Gustavo” garlands have adorned the city, thanking Dudamel for doing just that during his 17 seasons heading the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Decorating their soldiers with colourful garlands, hundreds of Afghans rallied in border provinces to decry Pakistan killing civilians and to show support for their troops battling at the frontier.

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

The fandom is intense and ritualistic, with celebratory first-day screenings, midnight and 04:00 shows, milk offerings on towering cut-outs, garlands, drums, and whistles.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026

"Decorative lighting, garlands are not a priority," Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said in early December, instructing citizens to reduce unnecessary consumption.

From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025

Her favorite flowers have been made into garlands.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

She hit the buzzer at the first high chain-link fence, which was garlanded with a spool of razor wire atop.

From Slate ● May 2, 2025

They have the pulpy verve of Harlem’s crime fiction godfather, Chester Himes, combined with the literary heft of Whitehead’s more garlanded novels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2023

Thankfully, she was still able to finish her show before the strict 22:30 curfew, leaving fans with a blissful version of Video Games performed on a garlanded swing suspended from the rafters of the stage.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2023

As mourners sat beside garlanded photo frames of Yash and Raj on Tuesday, Raydhan Bhai pointed to Yash’s pet dog.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022

In the dark inner chamber the God and Goddess were seated on their thrones, freshly anointed and garlanded with flowers.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

The village headman summoned her and said that by garlanding Nehru, she had become his bride.

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2023

The Mardi Gras party went ahead on Feb. 26 under purple and gold ribbons garlanding the entertainment room.

From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2020

And in 105- degree heat, hundreds of well-wishers leaned out from balconies, snapped photos and pushed forward to greet him, garlanding him with marigolds, pelting him with flower petals and offering sweets.

From Washington Post ● May 27, 2015

Photograph: Allstar/Universal Pictures; David James; Allstar After indulging Europe by garlanding The Artist last year and The King's Speech in 2011, the Oscars seem set to come home.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 21, 2013

On another wall was a framed photograph of Comrade Pillai garlanding Comrade E. M. S. Namboodiripad.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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