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as in to decorate
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
if you were to doll up those Shaker-style rooms, you'd ruin their simple elegance
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as in to dress
to put on one's best or formal clothes
got all dolled up for the party
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In fact, decorating your cubicle versus your laptop screen, might just be the way to move your career forward.
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For the little ones, bring their bike, wagon, scooter or stroller to decorate before taking a Liberty Lap through the park.
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Style yours casually for daytime, then dress it up for fancy dinners.
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Because a robot cannot yet dress itself, zippers, snaps, magnets and detachable modular pieces make each garment easy to put on, remove and maintain.
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The stone lantern adorned with deer in Osaka Garden on the grounds of the Museum of Science and Industry is from the exhibition, and just southeast of there one of the stone structures from the World's Fair is now a Chicago Park District restroom.
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Fans have also indulged in a more modern Scottish tradition, adorning statues in both cities with traffic cones.
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An elevated top—in this case, a utility-style shirt with plenty of structure—helps dress up the more casual bottoms.
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At Lemaire, cotton poplin, softer tailoring and relaxed layering reinforced the idea that dressing up can feel breezy without sacrificing sophistication.
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“Doll up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doll%20up. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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