as in decorating
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
had fancied up his van so much that it was virtually a palace on wheels
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The decision also reflected a larger change in the way Taylor thought about decorating.
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Among DeJohn’s hobbies were flower arranging, collecting anything blue and white, gardening, and decorating.
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The timing of this stellar event is especially striking given that this aurora forecast also happens to coincide with the rising of the full Strawberry Moon, adorning the night sky Monday evening.
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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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What in the world are those overgrown basketballs doing up there?
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Wednesday’s practice started with some of the players doing up-downs after forgetting equipment.
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“Fancying up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancying%20up. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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