as in decorative
serving to add beauty
added one last beautifying ornament to the wreath and hung it on the door
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as in decorating
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 beautifying
Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
From aiding digestion to reducing fatigue, enhancing mental performance, and beautifying benefits: A wheatgrass shot is really meant to be that girl.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025
The pictures are beautiful, but Hujar’s is not a beautifying eye.
—Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
The viral beautifying filter uses machine learning technology to edit users’ facial features in photographs and video, sculpting cheekbones, smoothing out skin and brightening eyes, all with unsettling realism.
—Flo Cornall, CNN, 15 May 2023
Roughly 21% of Americans of any gender have reported using beautifying filters on their photos before posting their images to a social media profile, according to a 2021 Consumer Reports study.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2023
Since Mayan times, honey has played an important role in wellness in Mexico and is famous for both its beautifying and restorative qualities.
—Rana Good, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
This organization cleans parks by picking up trash and beautifying spaces.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
The pictures are beautiful, but Hujar’s is not a beautifying eye.
—Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
While beautifying the area, the project also aims to provide insights into the impact of urban green space on human health and the environment.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 2 Oct. 2024
Adjective
This organization cleans parks by picking up trash and beautifying spaces.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
From aiding digestion to reducing fatigue, enhancing mental performance, and beautifying benefits: A wheatgrass shot is really meant to be that girl.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025
The pictures are beautiful, but Hujar’s is not a beautifying eye.
—Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
The viral beautifying filter uses machine learning technology to edit users’ facial features in photographs and video, sculpting cheekbones, smoothing out skin and brightening eyes, all with unsettling realism.
—Flo Cornall, CNN, 15 May 2023
Roughly 21% of Americans of any gender have reported using beautifying filters on their photos before posting their images to a social media profile, according to a 2021 Consumer Reports study.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2023
Since Mayan times, honey has played an important role in wellness in Mexico and is famous for both its beautifying and restorative qualities.
—Rana Good, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
Verb
The spa features biohacking treatments, exclusive beautifying therapies by high-end Hungarian brand Omorovicza, and a series of outdoor baths and infrared saunas.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
This organization cleans parks by picking up trash and beautifying spaces.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
The pictures are beautiful, but Hujar’s is not a beautifying eye.
—Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
While beautifying the area, the project also aims to provide insights into the impact of urban green space on human health and the environment.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beautifying
Adjective
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Five centuries on, and designers have come full circle, returning to small, utilitarian spaces to make big decorative statements.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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Washing and disinfecting decorative pumpkins removes fungal spores and will slow that process down.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The mantelpiece is the perfect stage for fall decorating, offering an easy way to bring autumn indoors with rustic vibes and warm hues.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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How soon is too soon to kick off fall decorating?—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Add ornamental onions to flower beds and edible onions near tomatoes to keep squirrels away.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
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Four Petal Flowers Ornamental Textile At the time of restoration, there were no records describing the production process for the ornamental textiles with their pattern of four petal flowers.—
Isabelle Kliger,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Where Old-World Wallpaper Works Best Historically, wallpaper began adorning cupboard interiors and modest rooms of merchant homes.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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And for years running up to the current era, this has applied to sponsors adorning cars and tracks with their logos.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Beautifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beautifying. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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