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as in dressed up
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as in rigged (out)
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as in dressed
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as in clothed
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
all decked out in our finest outfits for the wedding
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Recent Examples of decked (out)
Chaz Nathaniel Young, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2025
Adjective
Multiple train exhibits and passenger trains across the country -- and the world -- are decked-out in holiday gear in full swing through the Christmas season.
—Chaz Nathaniel Young, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decked (out)
Verb
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Vise says she was fully clothed.—
Audrey Abrahams,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
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Regardless of the exterior hue, the interior comes clad in Tartufo full Merino leather trimmed in Alpina Walnut Nature Black and black floor mats.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
6 Mar. 2026
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Alex Garcia’s cheeseburger tartare is a mound of rib-eye sliced by hand into dice-sized squares of meat, dressed in a vinaigrette that zips with pickle brine, soy, mustard and even a squirt or two of ketchup.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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We are now dressed in butterflies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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This off-the-shoulder dress is a solid in-between option, since it can be dressed up with wedges or dressed down with flat sandals.—
Anna Popp,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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If someone is dressed up in a space that is dressed down, for instance, there’s humor to it.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Decked (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decked%20%28out%29. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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