Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accessorizing
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The model added a slight shimmer to her ensemble by decorating her Saint Laurent slingback pumps with dangling diamond anklets.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026 -
If vibrant hues aren’t your thing, try decorating for the holiday with some gorgeous greenery like @gagirl_vintagedecor did on Instagram.—
Nomita Vaish-Taylor,
The Spruce,
11 Feb. 2026
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Like the pharaohs and emperors of antiquity, the president weaponizes the past to justify his present actions and future plans, omitting and embellishing events of yesteryear to fit a bellicose agenda.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Like Frey, Lowell was a self-dramatizing fraudster, taking elements of her real life and grandly embellishing them.—
Michael Waters,
New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2026
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While the silhouettes remain relatively the same, Queen Camilla regularly experiments with color and patterns, even adorning her coats with sentimental and historic jewelry pieces.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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On a gray and dreary winter day in the city, the vibrant colors and distinguished face adorning a West Philadelphia rowhome are hard to miss.—
Janelle Burrell,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Saturday’s event at Hansen Dam in San Fernando Valley brought Angelenos together with the common purpose of enhancing and beautifying neighborhoods to ensure that Los Angeles shines on the world stage.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Acclaimed restaurant designer John O’Brien is beautifying the space.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2026
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Mix and match them in hanging pots or window boxes, which display their draping forms to best advantage.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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The footage subsequently shows the suspect grabbing leaves from the front yard and draping them over the camera lens to avoid further detection.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
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The cozy, fleece-lined Under Armour Storm Long-sleeve Sweatshirt is a perfect in-flight layer, as the soft and stretchy material will keep you warm in a chilly plane cabin without trapping sweat or heat.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2026
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Bollard walls can also act as dams during flash floods—like the one that occurred in Big Bend in 2025—trapping debris and causing severe erosion.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
20 Feb. 2026
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Wait to stir it in until the very end to preserve its fresh flavor, and reserve a little for garnishing each dish before serving.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
11 Feb. 2026
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This summer, the Education Department had paused a plan to resume garnishing Social Security benefits.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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Cocktail dresses and cozy twinsets have been swapped out for work-appropriate blazers and cardigans layered over shirts, though Rowe retained some of Jones’s flirty personality by dressing her in pieces such as a mini skirt, made more demure styled with stockings.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Place dressing ingredients in small bowl; stir to combine.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Accessorizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accessorizing. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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