as in decorated
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
gone are the days when the high school prom was held in the gym, which had been gussied up for the occasion
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gussied up
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The complex is decorated in the school colors, red and black with the Bobcat logo prominently displayed.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025 -
It’s located on the first floor, near Sebastian’s Bistro, a cafe with an executive sous chef that is also open to the public and decorated with dangling flying ibises, the bird that inspired UM’s mascot.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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The look featured a long sash that draped on the floor.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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The couple ends with Luke, Nicole, Beau and Tex holding hands and walking away from the camera, with the ultrasound photos, draped over a stool, in the video’s foreground.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Gussied up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gussied%20up. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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