spruced (up)

past tense of spruce (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spruced (up)
Verb
  • Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of footwear maker Deckers Brands plunged 15% Friday after the company trimmed its sales guidance for Hoka and Ugg — the two brands driving its growth — over concerns that tariffs are leading to a slide in demand.
    Luke Fountain, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Walmart has trimmed the price of its annual Thanksgiving meal deal to less than $4 per person, down from less than $7 per person in 2024.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Yfxcvsl Stackable Storage Unit keeps these items organized in four spacious compartments.
    Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Jamaican Women of Florida Donation Drive JWOF, an organization dedicated to empowering Jamaican women in Florida, organized a donation drive with several drop-off locations in Broward and Palm Beach.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Deiseroth continued to yell and bang his head in the back of the car while Lane, Dorestant and Scibilia arranged for Deiseroth’s estranged wife to come down from Miami-Dade County to pick up the couple’s children, according to the footage and his arrest report.
    David Goodhue October 24, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The garments by the two designers are arranged side by side or facing each other, allowing visitors to appreciate the contrast between Balenciaga’s formal elegance and Alaïa’s sensual style.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Spruced (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spruced%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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