cosmeticize

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cosmeticize
Verb
  • Pick from a number of different toppings to spruce it up, but if your stomach is feeling a little uneasy, order a plain bowl to help settle it down.
    Christina Liao, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The company also sells various accessories that go in between the panels to spruce them up, like wine racks, shelves, and hooks.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Vitamin D supplements may improve joint pain in people with vitamin D deficiency.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Cooper Flagg scored 24 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out six assists playing 39 of 40 minutes in the Duke Blue Devils’ 63-56 victory over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Saturday. Duke, the No. 2 team in the nation, improved to 17-2 and 9-0 against ACC opponents.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • That same engine powers the top-end Dark Horse model, but is souped up to 500 hp (368 kW).
    Aaron Turpen, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2024
  • But his passion for souping up classic cars would also eventually take a professional turn.
    Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Wearing a look inspired by Barbie herself, Margot Robbie dolls up at this year's Gotham Awards on Nov. 27 in N.Y.C. 43 of 80 Night to Remember Bradley Cooper waves to onlookers outside of the 2023 Gotham Awards in New York City on Nov. 27.
    Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2023
  • To further doll up your kitchen, Hilton’s main cutlery set features eight luxuriously golden knives with soft pink handles and gold accents.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
Verb
  • What began as an amusing alter ego created to trick a boss has now become a legitimate presence on credit reports, background checks and even tenant records, admitted original poster (OP) Cweev10 on Reddit this week.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Elon Musk can try to trick gamers, to argue with them, to post their DMs against his own Terms of Service.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • But rather than update what was there, Irvine saw an opportunity to add a greater contrast with the more festive waltz in the prior room as well as to embellish the Mansion’s tale.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Completing this exquisite timepiece is a blue satin strap equipped with a steel buckle, which is embellished with 18 brilliant-cut diamonds totaling 0.18 carats.
    Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Cosmeticize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosmeticize. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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