festooned

verb

past tense of festoon
as in adorned
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming for Valentine's Day the dance hall was festooned with a riot of red hearts and bow-wielding cupids

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Recent Examples of festooned The first featured a brief video of the band’s former mandolin player and supporting vocalist walking into a room festooned with string instruments and industry awards and sitting down in an office chair. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026 On the lighter side, steamed Chilean sea bass is subtle and festooned with hot pepper slices in a ginger-vinegar broth. — Connie Ogle july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 Add to that an illuminated Maybach badge in the grille frame, and love-them-or-loathe-them plastic lower intakes festooned with Maybach logos. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 29 July 2026 Latticework typical to the shrine of an imam, or religious leader, festooned the side of the truck carrying the coffins. — Marc Smith, NBC news, 6 July 2026 The Patriots festooned their parties with banners and flags; thus, streamers, bunting or trendy flag banners in red, white, and blue would be an impeccable look. — Brooke Barbier, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 On the other hand, Dunaway and her tart-talking sidekick, Brenda Vaccaro, seem to be having the time of their lives as mistresses of the shades of darkness (their ramshackle abode is a funhouse Ghost Train ride festooned with skeletons, spiders and tattered netting). — Arthur Knight, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 From scented shampoos festooned with exotic oils to anti-aging creams and blemish-removers, those who can afford them seem to have a bottomless appetite for new products. — David Faris, TheWeek, 12 June 2026 The only evidence that the team was even here was a tethered orange hot air balloon, festooned with the US logo. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for festooned
  1. adorned
  2. decorated
  3. draped
Verb
  • Hoffman noticed the flower baskets that once adorned trees around Fourth Ward disappeared.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Others were adorned with flowers and even full outfits to coordinate with the rest of the wedding party.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of adorned
Verb
  • The ivory swimsuit was decorated with fishnet fabric and dainty sequins reminiscent of scales.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The buckles, decorated with rubies, emeralds and pearls, along with a golden signet ring, suggested the ship was carrying someone of considerable status.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of decorated
Verb
  • For the living room, replace lightweight summer throws with chunkier knit, wool, or bouclé blankets draped over the back of a sofa or accent chair.
    — Maria Sabella, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In a long warehouse in Kandahar’s Zhari district, fans whirl overhead, stirring the hot summer air around bunches of plump, green grapes draped over sticks set up in rows to dry.
    — ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of draped

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