Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cosmeticize
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Whether your patio could use sprucing or your living room needs reinvigorating, doing home makeovers on a budget is tough.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025 -
Today’s Amazon deals are all about sprucing things up: your desktop setup, your tablet experience, and your audio at home or the beach.—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
20 Feb. 2025
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His case improves significantly if Sovereignty and Fierceness split their efforts or falter down the stretch.—
Jared Welch,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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But Marsha believed that collectives were stronger than any individuals and that standing in solidarity with one another could improve the safety of their community.—
Raquel Willis,
Time,
19 June 2025
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While the original game was a simple, souped up demolition derby, this adaptation has expanded it into an anarchic trek across America with some Deadpool and Zombieland flourishes from Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick.—
Lucy Ford,
Time,
19 May 2025
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Naturally, Sucker Punch Productions immediately broke ground on a remaster, souping up Tsushima’s incredible landscapes into uncharted tiers of fidelity for the new hardware.—
Luke Winkie,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
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Wearing a look inspired by Barbie herself, Margot Robbie dolls up at this year's Gotham Awards on Nov. 27 in N.Y.C. 43 of 80 Night to Remember Bradley Cooper waves to onlookers outside of the 2023 Gotham Awards in New York City on Nov. 27.—
Zoey Lyttle,
Peoplemag,
30 Nov. 2023
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To further doll up your kitchen, Hilton’s main cutlery set features eight luxuriously golden knives with soft pink handles and gold accents.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2023
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That was the crux of the latest Gmail attack, tricking users into sharing codes.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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But rather than trying to trick users into heading to a fake website, the visitor is instead taken to the brand's legitimate website, with a small but dangerous difference.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
21 June 2025
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Oakland artist Demetri Broxton (b. 1979) honors him and his family at Fort Point through dazzling beaded portraits, embellished with cowrie shells of a type once used for protection by the Yoruba people of Nigeria and for the purchase of humans during the Transatlantic Slave Trade.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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Back at the island, Spike is welcomed as the returning hero, with Jamie significantly, and drunkenly, embellishing his son’s bravery.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
18 June 2025
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“Cosmeticize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosmeticize. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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