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as in decorated
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 dressed
to put on one's best or formal clothes
got all dolled up for the party
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as in elegant
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dolled up
Verb
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For her, that meant writing the album in her hometown of London, with people she’s worked with before, in a studio decorated with pictures from her house.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 2025 -
An Advent wreath, decorated with hundreds of lights and 12-foot-tall candles, shines over the Franziskaner fountain.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Jenner dressed casually in a gray hoodie and black leggings, while Aire wore a pair of pajamas and rocked some bed hair.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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The walls are dressed in Howe at 36 Bourne Street’s ‘Folies Bergère’ pattern in blue ribbon, complemented by matching blinds.—
Chloe Frost-Smith,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Her blonde hair was parted at the side and tucked low in an elegant bun in the back.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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The elegant car, original down to the paint, is a legacy that will be passed on to her daughter.—
Laura Lane,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That Cover Art When Young Thug appeared on the cover of Jeffery adorned in a skirt, the internet was abuzz.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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And, while an oversized pink bow adorned her newborn’s hair, Riri celebrated Rocki’s birth with a beauty look of her own.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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G4Free Wide-leg Lounge Pants These minimalist wide-leg pants from G4Free have a simple silhouette that can be easily dressed up or down, depending on the occasion.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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Guests of the event, dressed up in cocktail attire, admitted to feeling sheepish, reminded so powerfully about the current context, and hurried their way inside the storied building more quickly than in previous editions.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This is his first full album since the end of the YSL trial and his formal release from prison, following his guilty plea on October 31, 2024.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Still, if the DNI made a formal recommendation, the State Department is the issuing authority for foreign terrorist organization (FTO) designations.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The look featured a long sash that draped on the floor.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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The couple ends with Luke, Nicole, Beau and Tex holding hands and walking away from the camera, with the ultrasound photos, draped over a stool, in the video’s foreground.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Astylish Ruffled Gingham Button-Down Shirt Ruffled trim gives this gingham button-down shirt a dressy touch.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Think formfitting denim pantsuits with oversize patch pockets stretching past the bottom hem; jeans with raw, unfinished hemlines, or dressy, slightly masculine shirts reconfigured as wrap tops to be layered under cropped cardigans.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Dolled up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolled%20up. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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