does up

present tense third-person singular of do up
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for does up
Verb
  • From the cool, dank blue-gray tones of Maria’s basement to the clever signage that adorns the schoolroom walls, the production mechanics work to pull viewers further into this high stakes character study.
    Holly Jones, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The traditional farmhouse decor that adorns this space can be found at a local craft store, flea market, or secondhand shop.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jolie wears her mother’s necklace throughout the film.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The Cocco di Mamma, or mama’s boy, wears an oversize Prince of Wales coat.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Her husband sold some of the rare Stephen King memorabilia that decorates their home.
    Kate Snow, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Tucked away on the corner of Brookhurst Street and Bolsa Avenue, a colorful neon sign with an assortment of fruits decorates the window of an otherwise unassuming storefront display.
    Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On top of that, Free People dresses, Madewell jeans, and more are on sale.
    Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Varda dresses her up as Joan of Arc, Caravaggio’s Bacchus, the Virgin Mary, a cowboy, and a flamenco dancer, as if to suggest that Birkin’s mystery is itself a symbol, one as important to modern culture as Renaissance painting and the mother of Christ.
    Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The coach played five seasons of college volleyball at Central Florida, and led the nation in kills her senior season with 617.
    Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Once an animal gets sick, the disease moves through the brain, spine and eventually kills the animal.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Obviously, this one does in many ways.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Several of these indicators hint that we are headed in that direction, and the momentum is strong regardless of what the Fed does in September.
    Alice Liu, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The whole ordeal exhausts the mother turtle.
    Taylor Hagood, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The idea of festivals just exhausts me.
    Meg Zukin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Additional motorsport-style heave dampers act to suppress squat and dive, giving the bespoke Pirelli Trofeo R tires a fighting chance of relaying 1,257 ft lbs of torque to the road.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Does up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/does%20up. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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