sprucing

present participle of spruce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprucing
Verb
  • Inch by inch, the AI aids the person in embellishing the delusion.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The sweater’s drop shoulder gives it a relaxed look, and the patch pockets on the pants are both practical and embellishing.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Biglari’s core demands were to stop opening new stores entirely, eliminate the development team to save money, and focus exclusively on improving existing store operations rather than expansion.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
  • This is why today, the top customer experience tools for improving customer satisfaction are unified customer experience management (UCXM) platforms.
    Tomas Gorny, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The perfectly still water creates a flawless mirror image of the stalactites above, tricking your eyes into seeing a vast, bottomless lake.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
  • What does work is tricking her into pressing a button that knocks her out.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Sprucing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprucing. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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