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as in to decorate
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
if you were to doll up those Shaker-style rooms, you'd ruin their simple elegance
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as in to dress
to put on one's best or formal clothes
got all dolled up for the party
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Recent Examples of doll up
Not everyone is thrilled by Dancoisne-Martineau's efforts to doll up the sites however.
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Julia Buckley, CNN, 5 May 2021
Make your little one’s Christmas morning by picking this doll up from under the tree.
—Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored, 16 Dec. 2020
To doll up that campfire treat, Dieguez recommended adding a strawberry or roasting some sugary marshmallow Peeps.
—René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 11 May 2020
Pushing her to get dolled up daily just isn’t going to win you any points right now.
—Author: Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2020
See All Example Sentences for doll up
Julia Buckley, CNN, 5 May 2021
Make your little one’s Christmas morning by picking this doll up from under the tree.
—Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored, 16 Dec. 2020
To doll up that campfire treat, Dieguez recommended adding a strawberry or roasting some sugary marshmallow Peeps.
—René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 11 May 2020
Pushing her to get dolled up daily just isn’t going to win you any points right now.
—Author: Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2020
See All Example Sentences for doll up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doll up
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The Hollywood Walk of Fame takes up the sidewalk outside Kimmel's venue, with names as diverse as Roy Disney, Eva Longoria, Kelly Ripa, Paul Rudd and Chris Pratt decorating the pavement.—
Sarah Whitten,Gabriel Cortés,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
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The home theater rooms featured here—from the chic sanctuary in Ralph Lauren’s Colorado residence to an upstairs film retreat in the US Virgin Islands—are decorated just as thoughtfully as any other room in the house.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
23 Sep. 2025
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So with that, don’t expect naked dressing to go anywhere anytime soon—Dakota Johnson still has much to say on the matter, with gala and awards seasons very much in motion now.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
26 Sep. 2025
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Like everyone else in a sound stage, Silver is fully dressed in sweater, jeans, and boots with an N95 mask on.—
Sophie Ansari,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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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
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Thug has managed to find a way to push the envelope all these years later with Uy Scuti, adorning a Druski-esque whiteface that reads as a somewhat subversive take on the current moment’s politics.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Travis Kelce enjoys some chicken at the Kelce Car Jam in Kansas City, Missouri, and Richard Gere and his wife Alejandra Silva are all dressed up for the Giorgio Armani show in Milan.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Among those dressing up, about 40% are millennials and 27% are part of Generation Z.—
Melina Khan,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Doll up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doll%20up. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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