as in decorating
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 fancying up
The Toronto International Film Festival was also a font of high-end timepieces, with celebrities fancying up their wrists for the red carpet.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fancying up
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Setting the business up, decorating, shopping and all the other preparations for the opening assist in moving the plot towards its conclusion.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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This is a lovely window for nesting, gathering loved ones, and even making moves around your living situation, whether that means decorating, purchasing, or settling somewhere new.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 May 2026
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Three days later, on February 12, community members joined to raise the flag again, and to date, the pride flag to stands outside the monument, along with several more smaller flags adorning the area.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Even children will have perfectly tied bandanas adorning their necks.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
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What in the world are those overgrown basketballs doing up there?—
Rui Bo,
The Conversation,
18 May 2026
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Wednesday’s practice started with some of the players doing up-downs after forgetting equipment.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Fancying up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancying%20up. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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