PRETTIES (UP) Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

pretties (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of pretty (up)

as in adorns

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming you could pretty up the room rather inexpensively simply by painting it

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Reflecting on his career as a whole, Domingo says he is often guided by advice from prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage, part of which adorns his left arm as a tattoo.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
The story of Sue and Ron Wilson's life together, happily spanning 60 years, adorns their apartment.

— Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

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In an Upper East Side townhouse, a woman decorates a Christmas tree only to discover a Tiffany Blue Box marked with a date of December 1992.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
Whitney McLaughlin, an art teacher at the school, worked with students through an after-school mural program to create artwork that now decorates a building at the park.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

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