Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smarten (up)
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Plus, check out the rest of her hair primping routine below.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
3 Feb. 2026 -
The stage is set, the judges are primped, and American Idol is ready to find the next music superstar.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Jan. 2026
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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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Show after show delivered beautiful tailoring and thoughtful outerwear, pieces designed to live in rather than preen in.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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On Monday, Marshall went to the park and shared photos with a reporter of bottles, wrappers and other litter throughout the shoreline and in shallow areas where the birds gather and preen.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Feb. 2026
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The study also noted that many of these companies guaranteed some news outlets would cover the press releases, and were essentially flooding the space with garbage crypto information dressed up to look like reliable news.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps the easiest way to dress up your barrel jeans is to go with a matching denim top.—
India Roby,
InStyle,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Smarten (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smarten%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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