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noun

Definition of garland

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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Noun

The small stick figures, wrapped in orange cloth, were rubbed in paste and covered in garlands of orange flowers. — Andrew Jones, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026 At the time, the figure was adorned with a wreath on its head and a garland around its hips. — Alicja Zelazko, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026

Verb

Attach to the mantle, tree, or garland with the tails of the string. — Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2025 Stoppard was often hailed as the greatest British playwright of his generation and was garlanded with honors, including a shelf full of theater gongs. — CBS News, 29 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for garland

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Noun

Books in the latter space include two Rupi Kaur collections, and a compilation of ghost stories.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Candy Ass also put out the influential 1995 compilation Free to Fight, featuring crucial artists like Heavens to Betsy, Excuse 17, the Spinanes’ Rebecca Gates, and the Third Sex.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of compilation

Verb

The skirt continued the black palette in a soft, satiny fabric with material draped at the hips for an exaggerated silhouette.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Tropical disturbance in the Gulf Coast Rain is expected to continue in central Florida, where a stalling frontal system is now draped.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

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Across the United States, temperatures will be mostly mild, with a colder stretch from central New England through the Appalachians and the Ohio Valley, as well as in Hawaii, the almanac said in a story on its website.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
Residents of the Idaho Panhandle and along the Canadian border could lose closer to 100 minutes of sunlight, the almanac said.

— Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of almanac

Noun

The anthology presents a unique opportunity to showcase talent still vastly underrepresented on screen and within the horror genre.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
He will next be seen with Rachel Brosnahan on the second season of the Apple TV legal anthology series Presumed Innocent.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of anthology

Verb

And there are no placards festooned with Motel 6 and Starbucks logos, flattening the American landscape into a homogeneous blur.

— David Alm, Longreads, 1 Oct. 2026
An early tour of his estate, provided by the swirling camerawork of Emmanuel Lubezki, reveals a catalogue of crimes against the animal kingdom, with antlers and furs festooning every surface.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of festoon

Verb

As the cloud approached me, a change in the pressure of the dream medium would pin me down by the chest, leaving me unable to breathe.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
With no threat of a rushing attack, UCF began to pin its ears back and send more rushers at Craig, who was sacked twice in the second half and pressured on countless other dropbacks.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2026

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