as in adorned
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
you could take a store-bought cake and fancify it so that it looks semi-homemade
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fancified
Verb
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That Cover Art When Young Thug appeared on the cover of Jeffery adorned in a skirt, the internet was abuzz.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025 -
And, while an oversized pink bow adorned her newborn’s hair, Riri celebrated Rocki’s birth with a beauty look of her own.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Blooming over a long season, the fragrant, frilly blooms draw Gulf Fritillary and other butterfly species to the garden.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
22 Sep. 2025
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Colorful containers filled with frilly ornamental kale and fall flowers accent the pathway to the door and provide a warm welcome.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For her, that meant writing the album in her hometown of London, with people she’s worked with before, in a studio decorated with pictures from her house.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 2025
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An Advent wreath, decorated with hundreds of lights and 12-foot-tall candles, shines over the Franziskaner fountain.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But her singing now is less showy and more nuanced and carefully modulated.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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Under a tent shrouded in shade cloth at the Desert Botanical Garden, a place known for its showy cactus displays and wildflower blooms, sits a curious collection of inconspicuous plants that could be easily overlooked by the untrained eye.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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With its swelling music and dramatic editing, the moment feels a little overwrought, but the same could be said for the whole series.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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But instead of overwrought banker’s pinstripes, Armani did it his way, delivering formality in a softer and more feminine manner.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Narcissists are known for being abusive, grandiose and entitled.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Callis was set to unveil his latest painting, but Cassidy destroyed the artwork to make his own grandiose entrance.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Shot in location across Scotland, Grow is billed as an exuberant tale full of giant pumpkins, madcap characters and a little girl who just might be a pumpkin-growing savant.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
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Australian shepherds are a working breed known for their exuberant and intelligent nature.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The makeup and musical artist has yet to reveal if someone else helped formulate the extravagant hairdo.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Turn up the drama by adding feathers to your outfit, or even an extravagant, dazzling head piece.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Fancified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancified. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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