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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2
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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3
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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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
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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
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The restaurant’s interior is striking, with luminous jellyfish decorations and a hallway adorned with what appears to be a vast, stylized fish skeleton.—
Coke Bartrina,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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
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Another is draped in what appears to be a long, black, crushed-vinyl overcoat.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 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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The grain of custom oak millwork is placed in contrasting directions on the kitchen cabinetry and the oversized panels cladding the breakfast nook wall around the custom sensuous banquette that is fabricated by Seventeen Second Design.—
Jessica Ritz,
Architectural Digest,
26 Mar. 2025
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Many were clad in stylish sneakers and sported neat braids.—
María Magdalena Arréllaga,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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While Swank rocked a red sweater with white cuffs, one of her 1-year-old twins stole the show, diaper-clad and completely mesmerized by the ornaments.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
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He was hurt, he was exhausted and knew very well the odds of his Pittsburgh Penguins qualifying for the postseason were minimal at best.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Fourteen years of war have left the country desolate, and its people exhausted; millions have been displaced or were forced to become refugees.—
Raghed Waked & Justin Salhani,
The Dial,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Done up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/done%20up. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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