done up

past participle of do up
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of done up The interior is a little more restrained, with the two-seat cabin done up mainly in black and exposed carbon fiber, though the six-point harnesses on the racing seats do feature bold yellow accents. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 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
  • In another photo, Jenner blows out the candles on her birthday cake, which is covered in raspberries and decorated with daisies.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The homes are fully furnished, decorated, and landscaped, and feature the latest in building trends, technology, and interior design.
    Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dallas dressed only eight players, including three hardship signings, for the sixth time this season — the league minimum required to compete.
    Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • As North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stepped off his armored green train in Beijing on Tuesday, greeted by Chinese officials shaking his hand and leading him down a red carpet, many observers noticed a young girl walking behind him, smiling politely, dressed in black with her hair tied in a bow.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • My top picks of the versatile bottoms can be worn from the airplane to running errands to hot yoga, and the best part?
    Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2025
  • This top has a loose, oversized fit that can be worn with baggy jeans for a more preppy look or tucked into trousers to dress it up.
    Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Their image adorned mosaics, sculptures, and shields.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The high-ceiling room is adorned with artworks, with three massive leafy baskets hanging in the center.
    Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • André Marques was killed when the tram derailed during evening rush hour in Lisbon, Portugal and went careening into a building, Sitra (Transport Workers' Union) announced this afternoon.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • No children were among the 15 killed.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Usain Bolt, Veronica Campbell Brown, Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce have all been draped in the saltire as individual Olympic champions, in addition to two men’s and two women’s titles in the 4x100m relays.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Keleigh, 32, wore a dreamy light pink Monique Lhuillier gown with a low-plunging back that draped to the floor and pooled around her feet.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These approvals would enable architects and developers to use SUPERWOOD as cladding on taller buildings.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • The rocker's son Jack, along with his four granddaughters — Pearl, Andy, Minnie and Maple — introduced the performance, with all five clad in Ozzy t-shirts.
    Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The counterprotesters stationed themselves on the first floor in the center of the City Hall rotunda while the police union marched in circles above them around the second-floor atrium outside the mayor's office, clad in black MPA T-shirts.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Done up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/done%20up. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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