dolled up 1 of 2

past tense of doll up

dolled up

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dolled up
Verb
  • The latest continues the super-clean and minimalist design but in a stone blue dial decorated in guilloché and a Grain d’Orge (barley grain) motif.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Many were richly decorated with coral and colored glass.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Baden-Baden Nestled alongside Germany's southwestern Black Forest, Baden-Baden is an elegant town that has been attracting wellness lovers since the Roman times.
    Sofia Markovich, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2025
  • Complementing the accommodations and A-list automobiles are the property’s elegant Espelette restaurant and bar, the 5,000-square-foot La Prairie Spa, a pool with panoramic city views, and the rarefied Rooftop culinary experience.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 24 July 2025
Verb
  • Enter the front door into the living room adorned by a wood-burning fireplace and tall ceilings.
    Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Her pose, casual yet taut, exudes a sense of urgency and purpose, with one hand in a pocket and the other adorned with a stupendous diamond ring and an elegant gold bangle.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Try asking the same question in different ways: formal versus casual, with different cultural references, or from different perspectives.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
  • Ordered, balanced, formal, and restrained, the chapel draws from Wren’s and James Gibbs’s churches.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 July 2025
Verb
  • Boxwood is covered in burlap and snow fence is draped around trees and shrubs to prevent deer from devouring them.
    Daryln Brewer Hoffstot Kristian Thacker, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Another is draped in what appears to be a long, black, crushed-vinyl overcoat.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Lightweight, breathable, and breezy in all the right ways, these are the dressy bottoms that make sweltering days feel (almost) luxurious.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 24 July 2025
  • Original price: $98 This polo from Peter Millar offers all the flexibility, moisture-wicking capabilities and odor-resistance of a golf polo, except with a dressy work-appropriate silhouette.
    Jené Luciani Sena, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
Adjective
  • Much like you would with a slice of cake, try your doughnut a la mode!
    Gerry Frank | For The Oregonian/OregonLive, oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2020
  • Dessert is a choice of cherry doughnut bread a la mode or chocolate lover’s cheesecake.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • Di Bona’s penchant for being a natty dresser was also mentioned more than once.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 12 July 2025
  • Quiet for most of the first act, Brendan McGrady as bass player Nick Mossi comes into his own deep voice after intermission as his natty character lets loose on moral train wreck DeVito.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Dolled up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolled%20up. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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