Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spruced
Verb
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Not long before Brettler's death, Sharma had learned the kid had tricked him.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026 -
Read how North Korean hackers tricked Ben and got into his computer.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Yet there is broad agreement that qualifying can be improved.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Vladar improved to 27-13-7 in his first season with the Flyers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Kyle Williams of the New England Patriots embellished his bootcut jeans with a beaded chain for his Super Bowl LX tunnel walk fit.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Mar. 2026
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Once poured, some of the candles are embellished with petals, flowers, leaves and herbs from Wolfer’s home garden.—
Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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Pahlavi enriched himself and used American aid to fund the military while many Iranians lived in poverty.—
Jeffrey Fields,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2026
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Soils enriched by bean plants provide an ideal growing environment for cucumbers and other heavy feeders.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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Since then the institutions of American aging have reproduced rather than ameliorated the inequalities and injustices of the wider American economy.—
Trevor Jackson,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Of course, with so many personnel across the agency already gone, some damage can’t be undone, but it will be greatly ameliorated.—
Mike Hirschberg,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Spruced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spruced. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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