SPRUCING (UP) Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

sprucing (up)

verb

present participle of spruce (up)

as in trimming

to make neat hurriedly sprucing up the hotel dining room before the breakfast crowd began showing up

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Conviction should not prevent an investor from trimming or exiting once the valuation has absorbed the catalyst.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
While some varieties will rebloom without deadheading, trimming fading flowers keeps the flower bed from looking tired.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 June 2026

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Across villages in Punjab, Sikh organizations, local activists and residents have begun organizing community screenings using copies that have circulated online.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
One of the oldest adages in organizing is that the action is in the reaction.

— Mike Gecan, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026

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The two governments had been involved in arranging the game, with cricket seen as a means of strengthening the relationship between the countries.

— Dominic Fifield, New York Times, 10 July 2026
Additionally, avoiding social media posts about travel and arranging for mail collection and trash removal prevents advertising an empty house.

— Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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