as in elegant
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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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Adjective
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The result is an elegant estate where guests can have a refined Irish breakfast, enjoy afternoon tea or cocktails come sunset.
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Upano’s operatic scope and clean, elegant sentences really swept me off my feet.
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Purchased in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, the traditional hat was decorated with a red and green beaded flower.
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Lulu’s decorated its space with the dozens of flags of competing countries and promoted its restaurant on social media as a place to visit for pad thai or a wok dish during international guests’ visit to Kansas City.
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In September 2025, Kiara Jenkins was preparing to leave for a trip to Atlanta with friends when Eddie Jenkins showed up at her home dressed all in black with his hood up and confronted her about the trip, prosecutors said.
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Pigs are cooked whole over wood, broken down, and then dressed with a mixture of cider vinegar, salt, black pepper, and crushed red pepper.
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The men, both in formal suits, appear jovial despite their opposing political views, with smiles spreading on their faces.
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Management cited its recent formal launch of FedEx Life Science, which provides specialized transportation services for the health-care industry, where packages can be both time- and temperature-sensitive, as well as accelerating growth in artificial intelligence.
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In the photos, Blondeau is seen in her characteristic bun adorned with flowers and white cape-overlay gown, holding a calla lily bouquet.
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Models’ hair — some adorned with a colorful butterfly — at Sean Suen looked windswept.
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Pepper’s understands that a hot dog should be fun, dressed up and full of flavor.
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Meanwhile, Holmes dressed up her summer pants with a sheer tank top and pumps.
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And the square neckline lends this floaty silhouette just enough structure to pull it in a more dressy direction.
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There are plenty of vacation moments that call for something dressier than sandals but far more comfortable than heels, and these raffia flats fit the bill perfectly.
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And Charlotte, unlike Chicago or San Francisco, didn’t develop a historic LGBTQ neighborhood with rows of gay bars on one street, pride flags draped from the facade of dozens of businesses, or rainbows painted on crosswalks.
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On Sunday, the event saw hundreds milling about the convention center with red-on-white patterned scarves — the Shemagh, Jordan’s national headscarf — wrapped around their heads or draped by the hosts across the shoulders of guests as a gift to perfect strangers.
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“Dolled up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dolled%20up. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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