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as in decorated
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
the whole house had been done up for Halloween
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as in dressed
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
on Wild West Day some of the women came to the office done up as showgirls, while the men were mostly outlaws
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as in worn
to use up all the physical energy of
all of this fussing about the wedding has done me up
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Recent Examples of done up
The chef’s kitchen and butler’s pantry are done up in a creamy eggshell hue, and there’s a breakfast room for light meals.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
Venturing into the wild, Rip encounters a strange group of men, done up in traditional Dutch dress and playing ninepins—bowling—in a mountain hollow.
—John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Swift had her hair done up in colorful scrunchies and wore a Scramble letter necklace with her character's name Natalie.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Greydon House, with its 20 rooms done up in blue and white, feels homey, while Life House has an inviting terrace whose firepit lends itself to a convivial atmosphere.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
Adding a daybed in gingham, especially one done up in the coastal blue Perennials upholstery that winks at Dorothy’s iconic dress, is a clever way to play up the timeless print when brainstorming a new bedroom furniture layout.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2025
His face is done up in traditional calavera face paint.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Three other bone grafts are awaiting transplantation, a procedure that can be done up to five years after donation.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
Venturing into the wild, Rip encounters a strange group of men, done up in traditional Dutch dress and playing ninepins—bowling—in a mountain hollow.
—John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Swift had her hair done up in colorful scrunchies and wore a Scramble letter necklace with her character's name Natalie.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
Greydon House, with its 20 rooms done up in blue and white, feels homey, while Life House has an inviting terrace whose firepit lends itself to a convivial atmosphere.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
Adding a daybed in gingham, especially one done up in the coastal blue Perennials upholstery that winks at Dorothy’s iconic dress, is a clever way to play up the timeless print when brainstorming a new bedroom furniture layout.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2025
His face is done up in traditional calavera face paint.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Three other bone grafts are awaiting transplantation, a procedure that can be done up to five years after donation.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for done up
Verb
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The Pokémon speakeasy will be behind the restaurant’s back alley entrance and decorated with neon lights and video game decor.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Each pail is decorated with a spooky jack o'lantern face.—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Donna, dressed in purple jail attire, teared up as Graber, a Broward obstetrician/gynecologist and former state lawmaker, spoke.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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Maass traced her rounds, dressed in crisp blue-and-white stripes, white muslin cap with a black ribbon, thermometer pushed through a buttonhole.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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New York has always worn its attitude on its sleeve and on its sneakers.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Anna Valentine design was worn by the royal during her visit to Belfast and Northern Ireland with King Charles III in March.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Each charm is a one-of-one design — but always adorned in one way or another with the brand’s pearl signature.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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There was Tracy Rocker, who won the Outland Trophy as an Auburn defensive lineman and was a Georgia assistant from 2014-16, taking his team into Jordan-Hare even when a mural of him adorned that very stadium.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Islamists were seen as complicit in India’s worst plane hijack in 1999 and the 2008 attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, which killed several Indian citizens, including two senior diplomats.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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In April that year, an explosion at the facility killed one worker and injured four others, CNN affiliate WSMV reported.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Before leaving the Palestinian territory they were draped with Israeli flags, while Israeli soldiers saluted.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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Emil Heineman was draped all over Dvorak’s back, harassing him through the neutral zone.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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These approvals would enable architects and developers to use SUPERWOOD as cladding on taller buildings.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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That’s good, but cladding a phone whose raison d’etre is gorgeous, slim design seems less than ideal.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Verb
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So why does the sight of her, bottle-blonde and clad in a green dress that screams vintage Dream Factory glitz, still give off such deflating Jenny-from-the-block vibes?—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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The girl’s been looked after and clothed and fed and sent to lovely schools.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Done up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/done%20up. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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