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dec·o·ra·tion | ˌde-kə-ˈrā-shən 
2 : something that adorns, enriches, or beautifies : ornament
3 : a badge of honor (such as a U.S. military award)
Synonyms for decoration
Synonyms
- adornment,
- beautifier,
- caparison,
- doodad,
- embellisher,
- embellishment,
- frill,
- garnish,
- garnishment,
- garniture,
- ornament,
- ornamentation,
- setoff,
- trim
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Examples of decoration in a Sentence
The vase has a fancy decoration on one side.
a plain sweater knit without decoration
He’s a genius at home decoration.
a unique style of decoration
He received a decoration from the President.
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Recent Examples on the Web Your finished products will leave you with cute holiday decorations to spread around the house.
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Annie O’sullivan, Woman’s Day, “The Best St. Patrick’s Day Activities For a Day Full of Fun,” 16 Mar. 2020 Families will be able to stroll the farm, enjoy the holiday decorations, visit with Santa in the barn, check out the animals and roast a s’more over the bonfire, all while holiday music plays in the background.
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Taylor Nichole Morris, Detroit Free Press, “Where to see Santa this holiday season in metro Detroit,” 16 Nov. 2019 For the first time, a Sport version will be offered on the Escalade with the grill and other exterior decorations in black instead of shiny chrome.
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Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, “The new Cadillac Escalade can drive itself,” 4 Feb. 2020 The expansive exterior decorations in the front and rear yards begins Nov. 1.
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Mary Wakeford, azcentral, “From foreclosure to fabulous. Take a look at this Peoria home,” 9 Jan. 2020 Christmas at the Pabst Mansion, the annual collection of wall-to-wall holiday decorations in the historic house at 2000 W. Wisconsin Ave., turns out the lights Sunday.
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Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “5 things you should be doing in Milwaukee this weekend, including last looks at Christmas traditions,” 2 Jan. 2020 But the pointy object was very similar to the odd head decoration in Egyptian art that some scholars had dismissed as a piece of artistic folly.
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National Geographic, “Ancient Egyptian ‘head cone mystery’ solved by archaeologists,” 11 Dec. 2019 Those decorations include figures of Santa in nearly every room.
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Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, “Family opens doors of Sugar Creek home for holiday tour,” 3 Dec. 2019 According to a White House statement, the first lady began her planning back in July and decorations include 58 Christmas trees, more than 15,000 bows and more than 2,500 strands of lights.
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CBS News, “Melania Trump officially unveils the 2019 White House Christmas decorations,” 2 Dec. 2019
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Annie O’sullivan, Woman’s Day, “The Best St. Patrick’s Day Activities For a Day Full of Fun,” 16 Mar. 2020 Families will be able to stroll the farm, enjoy the holiday decorations, visit with Santa in the barn, check out the animals and roast a s’more over the bonfire, all while holiday music plays in the background.
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Taylor Nichole Morris, Detroit Free Press, “Where to see Santa this holiday season in metro Detroit,” 16 Nov. 2019 For the first time, a Sport version will be offered on the Escalade with the grill and other exterior decorations in black instead of shiny chrome.
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Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, “The new Cadillac Escalade can drive itself,” 4 Feb. 2020 The expansive exterior decorations in the front and rear yards begins Nov. 1.
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Mary Wakeford, azcentral, “From foreclosure to fabulous. Take a look at this Peoria home,” 9 Jan. 2020 Christmas at the Pabst Mansion, the annual collection of wall-to-wall holiday decorations in the historic house at 2000 W. Wisconsin Ave., turns out the lights Sunday.
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Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “5 things you should be doing in Milwaukee this weekend, including last looks at Christmas traditions,” 2 Jan. 2020 But the pointy object was very similar to the odd head decoration in Egyptian art that some scholars had dismissed as a piece of artistic folly.
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National Geographic, “Ancient Egyptian ‘head cone mystery’ solved by archaeologists,” 11 Dec. 2019 Those decorations include figures of Santa in nearly every room.
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Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, “Family opens doors of Sugar Creek home for holiday tour,” 3 Dec. 2019 According to a White House statement, the first lady began her planning back in July and decorations include 58 Christmas trees, more than 15,000 bows and more than 2,500 strands of lights.
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CBS News, “Melania Trump officially unveils the 2019 White House Christmas decorations,” 2 Dec. 2019
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More Definitions for decoration
dec·o·ra·tion | ˌde-kə-ˈrā-shən
Kids Definition of decoration
1 : the act of adding things to improve the appearance of something
2 : something that adds beauty
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