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as in decorated
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
the whole house had been done up for Halloween
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2
as in clothed
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
on Wild West Day some of the women came to the office done up as showgirls, while the men were mostly outlaws
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as in wore
to use up all the physical energy of
all of this fussing about the wedding has done me up
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This event showcases the ancient Chinese tradition of dragon boat racing, where teams paddle in long, narrow boats decorated like dragons.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Her days are patterned, quiet, and slow; her toys make no clattering sounds, the nursery is decorated only in soothing, dim colors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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On Thursday morning, clad in his pajamas, Garcia, 55, shot both his sister and mother in back bedrooms inside the first-floor apartment before turning the gun on himself and taking his own life.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Cruz, wearing a Santa hat, shimmied behind a boogieing Victoria, 51, clad in a form-fitting grey dress.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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On Christmas Day in 2025, the little princess wore her long blonde hair partially pulled back in a half-ponytail tied with ribbon for the royal family's church outing at Sandringham.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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The listening second graders, most of whom wore uniforms (light-blue polo shirts, dark-blue pants and skirts) were sitting on a rug decorated with eighth notes, piano keys, and a second-grader-size treble clef.—
Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Both hold long bamboo sticks adorned with orange flags.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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According to an Instagram post by the popular bagel shop, a hot sea salt sesame bagel is getting adorned by oyster mushrooms, pumpkin bushi, black pepper, a savory rose fudge, nasturtium and bergamot.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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The 18-inch tall dolls are dressed in the demon hunter outfits and include their battle weapons.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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But none tops Halloween in 2009, when the Today show cast dressed like hit Star Wars characters.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Two days shy of the one-year anniversary of a tragedy that killed 67 people near the nation’s capital, the National Transportation Safety Board will meet to determine the probable cause of the midair collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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The fire killed two people, destroyed 1,084 homes and businesses and did more than $2 billion in property damage.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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In the photos that newspapers printed after his murder, he is often hunched over, a long shawl draped across his broad shoulders, looking far into the distance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The service moved between prayer and music, including a traditional Ave Maria, before concluding with rites that saw mourners approach the coffin, which was draped in white lace, to pay their final respects.—
Maliha Shoaib,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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The National Weather Service said areas north of Pittsburgh got up to 20 inches (50 centimeters) of snow and faced wind chills as low as minus 25 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 31 degrees Celsius) late Monday into Tuesday.—
Charlotte Kramon,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Vine got up immediately after his crash and changed bikes twice before rejoining the peloton with around 92 kilometers remaining.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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