1
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
Swift had her hair done up in colorful scrunchies and wore a Scramble letter necklace with her character's name Natalie.
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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
Even the room, with its various plants and florals done up in towering arrangements, smells fresh and bright.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 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
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
Even the room, with its various plants and florals done up in towering arrangements, smells fresh and bright.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 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
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The complex is decorated in the school colors, red and black with the Bobcat logo prominently displayed.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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It’s located on the first floor, near Sebastian’s Bistro, a cafe with an executive sous chef that is also open to the public and decorated with dangling flying ibises, the bird that inspired UM’s mascot.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Placing the beds under the eaves in this room leaves the tallest part of the room open for play and getting dressed.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Serpentine tote and Serpenti Forever top-handle purse came dressed in its Calla pattern, this time executed in a textured weave that took between 16 and 41 hours to make out of up to 216 meters of raffia strands.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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The cool thing about this one is that it can be worn for a few hours or overnight for best results, and your skin will be nothing short of velvet-soft and bouncy post-application.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
2 Oct. 2025
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On Wednesday, at the Tom Ford catwalk, it was scraped back and waxed into a devil-may-care quiff style and worn with a pair of wayfarer-esque sunglasses also by the house.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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My room was in one of the hotel’s newer wings, where old Dutch masterpieces from the Schörghuber family’s private collection adorned the halls.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
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The egg itself sits on a rock-crystal base, which is shaped like a block of melting ice and adorned with even more diamonds and platinum.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
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Over 67,000 Palestinians have been killed with more than 169,000 also injured since the start of the Israel-Hamas War, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Nearly 1,200 people were killed, mostly Israeli civilians, including many attending a weekend music festival.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025
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Daniels sent a beauty up the seams to second-year receiver Luke McCaffrey, who dove for the 50-yard catch with cornerback Donte Jackson draped around his neck.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Alternatively, plan your visit during the evening hours to check out Lyndhurst After Dark, when the mansion is draped in candlelight.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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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
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Bad Bunny introduced a clip of Hamm dancing at one of his recent concerts before the camera cut to Hamm in the Studio 8H audience, clad in a button-up shirt, sunglasses and bucket hat.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
5 Oct. 2025
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Newly released 911 transcripts reveal the fear and chaos that gripped students, staff and clergy inside a Minneapolis church when a gunman clad in tactical gear opened fire on them in August.—
Michael Dorgan , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Done up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/done%20up. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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