as in adorned
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
had fancied up his van so much that it was virtually a palace on wheels
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Lady Gaga, meanwhile, sported a blue flamenco dress by Luar, adorned with a brooch modeled on Puerto Rico’s national flower, the Flor de Maga.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026 -
However, that does not stop Glenn from proudly waving and exchanging Olympic pins adorned with the trans pride flag.—
Jasmine Wynn,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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Diana decorated her marital home with cheerful, cozy furniture, crafting a high-English space with designer Dudley Poplak.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
5 Feb. 2026
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The tech executive already had a deep background in basketball as his sons were decorated players at nearby San Ramon Valley.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Fancied up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancied%20up. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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