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as in to decorate
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
if you were to doll up those Shaker-style rooms, you'd ruin their simple elegance
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as in to dress
to put on one's best or formal clothes
got all dolled up for the party
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Recent Examples of doll up
To doll up that campfire treat, Dieguez recommended adding a strawberry or roasting some sugary marshmallow Peeps.
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René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 11 May 2020
Pushing her to get dolled up daily just isn’t going to win you any points right now.
—Author: Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2020
Sam’s Club: Discounts on Easter apparel and gift baskets
Want to see the kids all dolled up?
—Melissa Lee, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2020
Get dolled up Connecting online is also a good excuse to shake off rumpled clothes and shimmy into a snappy outfit.
—Anna Goldfarb, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020
See All Example Sentences for doll up
René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 11 May 2020
Pushing her to get dolled up daily just isn’t going to win you any points right now.
—Author: Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2020
Sam’s Club: Discounts on Easter apparel and gift baskets
Want to see the kids all dolled up?
—Melissa Lee, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2020
Get dolled up Connecting online is also a good excuse to shake off rumpled clothes and shimmy into a snappy outfit.
—Anna Goldfarb, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020
See All Example Sentences for doll up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doll up
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The 10-screen theater at the Village at San Antonio Center is decorated with robot toys, a wall of movie posters featuring robots and even has Dumbots, an upstairs lounge with a name inspired by some of the less-intelligent bots in movie history.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
21 June 2025
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The nymphs look like large black ticks decorated with white spots.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
18 June 2025
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Staff said she was dressed as a bride, wearing white and having her hair done.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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The siblings grew up in the lap of luxury, dressed in the finest silks, with doting courtiers catering to their every whim.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
26 June 2025
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The living quarters center around a cloister courtyard that is lined with dramatic arched colonnades and adorned with a stone wishing well.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
20 June 2025
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In the new version, groups that don’t opt in to the settlement would still have the right to sue members of the wealthy family whose name once adorned museum galleries around the world and programs at several prestigious U.S. universities.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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The 52-year-old actress dressed up a comfy-looking pair of roomy (but not baggy) jeans this week, proving that wider styles are better for beating the heat.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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Police were called to Disneyland Paris over a fake wedding involving a child dressed up as a bride.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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