as in to adorn
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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Recent Examples of fancy up
Here's another opportunity to fancy up a box of cake mix.
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Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
The Toronto International Film Festival was also a font of high-end timepieces, with celebrities fancying up their wrists for the red carpet.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
The heightened vision of her in the supermarket, not quite lost but incongruously fancied up, hints at some of the more surreal moments ahead from Lin and cinematographer Zhang Jiahao.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024
Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
The Toronto International Film Festival was also a font of high-end timepieces, with celebrities fancying up their wrists for the red carpet.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
The heightened vision of her in the supermarket, not quite lost but incongruously fancied up, hints at some of the more surreal moments ahead from Lin and cinematographer Zhang Jiahao.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fancy up
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The 1922 neoclassical building houses all 90 guest rooms, each supremely comfortable and adorned with Art Deco details.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Mar. 2026
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However, upon closer inspection, the dress was actually made of various black gloves, which adorned the bodice.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 2026
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Bolding’s joyful daisies decorated the Sidecca tote bag given to customers at November’s reopening, just before December’s intense rainstorms.—
Solvej Schou,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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HyeFlora Artificial Faux Hanging Plant One of my favorite things to do when the spring rolls around is decorate my front porch with hanging planters, and while there’s nothing like fresh flowers, having multiple planters at once can be a pain to maintain.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Fancy up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancy%20up. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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