as in decorated
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
gone are the days when the high school prom was held in the gym, which had been gussied up for the occasion
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Massini decorated the wall with symbols from Louboutin’s life, like Egyptian pyramids, boats, and coffee cups, all in a chalky blue and white.—
Dana Thomas,
Architectural Digest,
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Each of its 10 rooms is decorated a little differently, but all offer that signature Florida Keys flair.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Mi Pueblo Supermarket has two locations, each roof adorned in the flags of Latin American countries.—
Bob Carlton,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2026
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Survivors wore leis, and pineapples adorned with sunglasses sat on every table in the Staybridge’s modest meeting room.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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Wear it draped or knotted around the neck, as a head scarf, or even belted around your jeans.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
14 Mar. 2026
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By Emmet Lyons India Inside the Iranian Embassy in New Delhi stands a long table draped in black cloth.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Gussied up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gussied%20up. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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