Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smarten (up)
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Plus, check out the rest of her hair primping routine and some more on-sale options to shop during the retailer's Big Spring Sale below.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
29 May 2026 -
The television crews started gathering outside the courthouse not long after sunrise—cameramen in cargo shorts and primped anchors drawn by the gravitational pull of tragedy.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Looking to doll up your collarbones instead?—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
7 Oct. 2025
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The store had to be closed for several days while volunteers set the dolls up for display, and only 25 shoppers could be allowed in at a time for viewing because of the dolls’ values.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Kea are among the animals known to use tools, and in 2021 Bruce gained fame for employing a pebble to help preen himself.—
Elizabeth Anne Brown,
Scientific American,
20 Apr. 2026
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Give birds a place to preen by setting up a bird bath in your flower bed.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
9 Apr. 2026
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In a world where people no longer dress up for dinner, guests here still throw on silk and pearls for lemon blinis and mahi-mahi caught by devoted fisherman Dennis ‘Barker’ Bovell—a fixture for the past four decades.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Now, there’s nothing wrong with using AI to dress up your profile and make your About section stand out.—
Colleen Batchelder,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Smarten (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smarten%20%28up%29. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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