as in compilation
a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music
a garland of medieval folk songs
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Recent Examples of garland
Olivia Avitt, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Thomas suggests real or preserved greenery, like juniper, for wreaths, garlands, and small accents around the home.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
Cats darted up and down the front steps, which were garlanded with Christmas decorations.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2024
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The in-house Wondershop brand offers cohesive accessories, so your home can have coordinated, cozy cheer — including trees, garlands, ornaments, toppers, and tree skirts.
—Olivia Avitt, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Thomas suggests real or preserved greenery, like juniper, for wreaths, garlands, and small accents around the home.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
Upon their release, the convicts had been garlanded with flowers by well-wishers and praised by a BJP lawmaker as good Brahmins, the highest Hindu caste.
—Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
Cats darted up and down the front steps, which were garlanded with Christmas decorations.
—Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2024
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This year’s compilation reaches across the globe for wines of deliciousness in a range of price points from a $16 sparkling to $125 Barolo super splurge.Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Democratic presidential campaign has over 375 staff members in the state, nearly four times Trump's, yet a FiveThirtyEight compilation of polls shows Harris has less than a one percentage point edge over the former president in the state.Terry Moseley, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
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The plunging neckline of Lopez’s dress also featured a fabric draping element with the jeweled embellishments.Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Nov. 2024
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Swift wore a black shirt with a red skirt and had a jacket draped over her shoulders.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The almanac states that its readers find its predictions to be accurate about 80% to 85% of the time.Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Oct. 2024
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However, in a report evaluating last winter's forecasts, the almanac reported an overall accuracy rate of 64% for the season.Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 20 Sep. 2024
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Volunteers string more than 50 strands of lights — that's more than 4,000 bulbs — around the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in downtown Indianapolis.Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Nov. 2024
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Those things that mature fairly dry can be hung just as they are, strung, glued, or otherwise attached to just about anything that can’t outrun you and a glue gun.Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2024
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Summoning an unshakable atmosphere in the vein of John Carpenter’s Halloween, Dougherty crafts a thoroughly consistent anthology film.EW.com, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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The ensemble cast for the anthology film includes Josh O’Connor, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Glenn Close, Cailee Spaeny, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church, along with Craig.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
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But at Lupi & Iris, helmed by James Beard Award-winner Adam Seigel, restraint is an art, and the food, inspired by the French and Italian Riviera, needn’t be flashy nor festooned to be fawned over.Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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Outside the studio, the walls are festooned with memorabilia bearing his image: paintings, photographs, vinyl records, cereal boxes.Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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Experts pin our collective fascination on the usual suspects: selfie culture, the persistence of Zoom, and the popularization of procedures aimed at improving the geometry of our jawlines.Jolene Edgar, Allure, 20 Nov. 2024
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Morgan Stanley pinned Walmart’s strength on its success in attracting higher-income shoppers with its membership program, its online marketplace and its strength in grocery.Evan Clark, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
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Through the association, directors have mounted a united front in the country to say no to public funds.Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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Tuesday marks 1,000 days since explosions jolted Kyiv awake on Feb. 24, 2022, Russian troops mounted assaults on three axes, and Ukraine went to war, Axios' Dave Lawler writes.Dave Lawler, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Garland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garland. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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