spruced

verb

past tense of spruce
as in tricked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spruced
  1. tricked
  2. improved
  3. embellished
  4. enriched
  5. ameliorated
Verb
  • Giovannoni showed that the free, open-source tool successfully tricked scammers into giving away their own private personal information, such as phone numbers, addresses, and even bank account details.
    — Kim Key, PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Wilson didn’t arrive at her position because Republicans tricked her into it.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of tricked
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  • The red-hot Red Sox won their eighth straight and 10th of 11 and improved to 31-5 in their last 36 games.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Research has shown a link between free meal programs and learning, including a 2021 Brookings Institution study that found math performance improved in school districts that qualified for the National School Lunch program.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of improved
Verb
  • The area is charming, with the houses themselves a mishmash of shapes of colors—miniature, red roof dwellings decorated with wooden panels are piled next to slim, towering town houses embellished with sweeping bay windows.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026
  • In the photos, Lipa can be seen wearing a custom Chanel haute couture wedding gown embellished with crystals and feathers.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of embellished
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  • Plus it’s enriched with peptides, delivered by an exosome technology, for skin renewal.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
  • That progression relies on telemetry enriched with topology, service relationships and operational intent.
    — Kannan Kothandaraman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of enriched
Verb
  • Some of them will be only ameliorated or policed; others might be unsolvable in principle.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • According to the European Commission, the duty-free de minimis exemption was introduced in order to alleviate administrative burdens for customs authorities and businesses, but the digitalization of customs procedures has ameliorated that issue.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 23 June 2026
Definition of ameliorated
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