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adjective

as in adorned

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verb

past tense of beautify
as in decorated
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming volunteers beautified the roadside landscape by planting flowers

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Recent Examples of beautified
Verb
Capen saw beyond what NBC’s cameras colored and beautified in pastels on Friday night prime time. — Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 As Washington is beautified at great expense, officials told me, vital needs at dozens of national parks are not being filled. — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026 The Task Force has driven down crime, beautified the city, and improved quality of life for countless individuals. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 And almost everything at the plaza level itself has been updated and beautified. — Siafa Lewis, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 Muralist Kian Dubay, of Pittsburgh, traveling with fellow artist Phil Seth, beautified a dingy basketball goal north of the Valparaiso Creates Center on Indiana Avenue. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025 It wasn’t instigated by formal education or a big career, but from simply being around the work, watching things get built, fixed, and beautified. — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beautified
  1. trimmed
  2. adorned
  3. decorated
  4. enriched
  5. decked
  6. dressed
  7. embellished
  8. garnished
Adjective
  • The seat is the sail, trimmed and re-trimmed as the wind changes.
    — Rob Green, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The fix is usually a trimmed hedge and a simple letter.
    — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026
Definition of trimmed
Verb
  • Many such T-shirts on the market are adorned by graphics and made of cotton, but Guest in Residence’s take is significantly more upscale.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Pawlikowski, surveying the city, came across a graveyard that was adorned with old statues, worn by lichen and time; and that is where Erika strolls, seeking refuge, on a bright day.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of adorned
Adjective
  • There are several good options here, but Perkins was a decorated player his first two years at LSU before an ACL tear altered his path.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
  • Australian authorities have arrested and charged the country's most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, 47, with five war crime murders allegedly committed during the war in Afghanistan.
    — Elaine Mallon, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of decorated
Adjective
  • These dashboards can combine enriched data sets into trusted views that can, in turn, help train your in-house AI tools.
    — Marc Kermisch, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The United Nations' nuclear watchdog repeatedly said the deal was limiting Iran's enriched uranium stockpile.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of enriched
Adjective
  • The Kansas City brewery is calling it the Boulevard Yard, meant to feel like a decked out backyard.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
  • Ben Stiller, Spike Lee, Nas and Tracy Morgan are all decked out in their Knicks best for Game Four of the NBA Finals on June 10 in New York City.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Definition of decked
Adjective
  • And members of these new churches were mostly not the black-dressed, hypocritical, sour-faced, monocultural figures favored by popular narrative, but often included colorful figures who were sometimes surprisingly modern in their desires.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The spring 2027 shows in Europe celebrate a spirit of experimentation and fun, and the best dressed stars of the week understood that assignment whether on the frow or red carpet.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of dressed
Adjective
  • Everyday Precious An embellished satin skirt, paired with a chunky knit, is a quintessentially Prada combo.
    — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The Dania mules, which retail for $2,100 and are also available in black, feature a round toe with four embellished straps that crisscross and overlap across the foot.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of embellished
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, the everyday American who borrowed in good faith has been pursued, garnished and financially ruined when things go wrong, while the universities that pocketed the money walk away without consequence.
    — Michael Carbonara, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of garnished

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