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Recent Examples of accessorize
Brooches and bowties are used to accessorize, as are hats.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
Get a few to accessorize your home’s exterior all spring and summer long.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
To up the ante, accessorize with a beaded choker necklace or purse.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
To accessorize her custom Givenchy by Sarah Burton gown — which featured a wisteria embroidery on its bodice and hemline — Fanning discovered that a Cartier necklace from 1903 likewise was crafted to resemble wisteria leaves.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
Get a few to accessorize your home’s exterior all spring and summer long.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
To up the ante, accessorize with a beaded choker necklace or purse.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
To accessorize her custom Givenchy by Sarah Burton gown — which featured a wisteria embroidery on its bodice and hemline — Fanning discovered that a Cartier necklace from 1903 likewise was crafted to resemble wisteria leaves.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accessorize
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References to nomads of the Kazakh steppe and local symbolism abound in the label, as seen in the heavy glass bottles recalling nomads’ flasks and decorated with handmade pendants in the form of old coins engraved with the emblem of each fragrance.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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Inside are a series of smaller, more intimate rooms frescoed with Pompeian miniatures, and decorated with period furniture and family heirlooms.—
Ruchira Sharma,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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The food is much better on papal flights with special menus printed with the pope’s coat of arms, which also adorn the head rests.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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The royal accessorized her look with a wide-brim straw hat adorned with a neutral-colored bow and a pair of classic nude pumps.—
Morgan Evans,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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The president has said some of his other projects, including adding a blue coating to the interior of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, will beautify the city in time for July 4 celebrations of America's 250th birthday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2026
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Urban micro flower farms sell blooms and beautify communities at the same time.—
Ashley Stimpson,
Washington Post,
24 May 2026
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Supertramp gives its camper module a rock-solid construction and a highly functional interior that buyers can embellish à la carte.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2026
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Across almost every level of competitive basketball, embellishing one’s height is so common as to be unremarkable.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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In Wake-Keeper (2026), a roughly four-by-five-foot canvas, a pious man draped in the red cloth of traditional Ghanaian funeral attire sits on a stool with his hands clasped, his body facing the left side of the frame.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
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Its flags hung at President Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration and draped his coffin.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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Shake well before pouring, and garnish with some grated nutmeg.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The bottom line Debt collectors generally cannot garnish your spouse's wages for a debt that belongs solely to you.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Its midnight-blue glass was by Waltersperger, and it comes ornamented with a sculpture of two inseparable birds by Desrues.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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Gold, silver, precious and semi-precious stones are on display, along with silk textiles ornamented with velvet, damask and embroidery.—
Sarah Kozlowski,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Endowed chairs are among the university’s highest academic honors, recognizing faculty whose groundbreaking work advances their field, enriches the campus community and drives global impact.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
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The system enriches the account, identifies the sponsor who uploaded the new domain, drafts contextual outbound citing eight weeks of gains and routes it to the account team.—
Varun Milind Kulkarni,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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“Accessorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accessorize. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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