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Recent Examples of spruce
Verb
Using these picture modes should spruce things up enough for most viewers with any modern TV from brands like Sony, Samsung, Hisense, TCL, LG, and Roku. Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024 As for the primary suite, it has been spruced to the nines by the late French architect Thierry Despont. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 July 2024 If your outdoor space is lacking a little something, why not spruce it up with an outdoor rug? Outdoor area rugs bring visual interest and texture to a room and easily bridge the gap between indoor and outdoor spaces. Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024 This area deserves new owners and operators to come in, fix it, spruce it up and bring in new tenants. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for spruce
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spruce
Adjective
  • Hot Potato Salad Recipe: Shaved Vegetable Salad Recipe: Easy Bunny Cake This easy and elegant menu keeps things classic, but with an extra helping of flavor and color.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Puff sleeves are always elegant, helping to dress up any outfit no matter what it’s paired with.
    Nicol Natale, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Deceptive tactics trick users into providing biometric data unknowingly.
    Mohamed Lazzouni, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The light from screens can trick your brain into staying awake.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Yamaha started with their largest offshore outboard, the XTO 450, and made some smart changes to handle hydrogen.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • But smart leaders know that not all bets are created equal—and not all uncertainty plays by the same rules.
    Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • If each of us could do one small good deed daily, the world would be improved.
    Maria Zimina, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Sporting improved to 2-6-1 in MLS regular-season play, winning its second match of 2025.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • While brooches today have made their way onto the runways and been worn by some of the most stylish people—think Sebastian Stan and Colman Domingo at the Oscars, et al—these accessories have long been about more than just aesthetics.
    Ariel Kanter, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Walking on stage for the NFL Draft wasn’t just about putting on a new hat, sporting a stylish suit and being greeted by commissioner Roger Goodell.
    Jason Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Instead, each nail was embellished with tiny, metallic gold botanicals.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Several heirloom apple trees embellish the landscape.
    Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Lululemon Scuba Oversized Half-zip Hoodie $118 $89 at Lululemon Lululemon excels at crafting fashionable yet functional activewear, and its uber-popular Scuba Hoodies are a testament to that.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Hands in the dirt or not, one thing is always guaranteed — Martha Stewart is going to be looking fashionable.
    Nicol Natale, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Is this a once-in-a-decade chance for Notre Dame to be in natty, or is this the start of a return back to the upper echelons of college football for the Irish (assuming Marcus Freeman stays)?
    Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Obviously, nobody has any inkling of what’s about to go down in Columbus five days after Ferro makes her natty selection.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024

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“Spruce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spruce. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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