as in decorating
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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However, decorating is a marathon—not a sprint.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026 -
My husband devotes many hours to baking all the desserts, shopping for food and drinks, and lavishly decorating the house.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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On their website, the brand noted that more than 30 yards of French Chantilly lace went into the construction, and the 600 buttons adorning it are also covered in lace.—
Alfredo Toriello,
Vanity Fair,
8 Jan. 2026
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Also adorning the topper are 2,867 other diamonds, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds, and 269 pearls, according to the Royal Collection Trust.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Fancifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancifying. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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