1
as in to decorate
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
the whole house had been done up for Halloween
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as in to clothe
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
on Wild West Day some of the women came to the office done up as showgirls, while the men were mostly outlaws
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as in to wear
to use up all the physical energy of
all of this fussing about the wedding has done me up
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Recent Examples of do up
All the chairs were done up with pale brown pleather, every seat beaten with sweat, with boredom, with generations of flatulence.
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Caitlyn Murphy, Hazlitt, 13 Nov. 2024
The chef’s counter, meanwhile, is done up in dark stone with moss-green stools.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
If there’s a tie-in anywhere between a momentous occasion and any four-wheeled vehicle, it’s usually done up with a special exterior graphics package, some higher-trim equipment, and even its very own badge.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Guest rooms and suites designed by Jonathan Adler are done up in colorful Palm Beach style, and even the family pup gets five-star treatment here with in-room dog beds, food and water bowls, and homemade treats.
—Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Caitlyn Murphy, Hazlitt, 13 Nov. 2024
The chef’s counter, meanwhile, is done up in dark stone with moss-green stools.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
If there’s a tie-in anywhere between a momentous occasion and any four-wheeled vehicle, it’s usually done up with a special exterior graphics package, some higher-trim equipment, and even its very own badge.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Guest rooms and suites designed by Jonathan Adler are done up in colorful Palm Beach style, and even the family pup gets five-star treatment here with in-room dog beds, food and water bowls, and homemade treats.
—Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for do up
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Medieval Islamic architects even decorated buildings with infinitely nonrepeating tiling patterns that were not understood by Western mathematics until the 20th century.—
Mitchell Newberry,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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Kimberly had decorated her space with cards that had images of flowers and birds.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Hertz opened the gate and greeted me warmly, clad in Blundstones and black wind-resistant gear.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
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The entertainment included performances by at least one topless dancer who at the end was clad only in a G-string.—
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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As the United States waged war in Vietnam in the 1960s, the Supreme Court said a Des Moines high school could not prevent students from wearing black armbands in support of a truce.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Most of the group had covered faces, some wore balaclavas.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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Only female anglerfish adorn the dorsal appendage, according to Oceana, an ocean conversation organization.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Farley’s namesake is from James A. Farley, a former Postmaster General whose name adorns the iconic building in New York City.—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
8 Feb. 2025
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The couple posed around a classic car as Lutes wore a black suit and Lovato dressed in white with hair in dramatic loose curls.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Totally rocking the suburbs from their parent’s garage, the pair — dressed in full studded black leather outfits, teased hair and goth-y makeup — try to shred only to realize their hair whipping is causing a very uncool side effect.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
14 Feb. 2025
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The dismissals come less than three weeks after a midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter killed 67 people and brought new scrutiny to air traffic controllers and their workloads.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Train hoppers can and do get injured or even killed.—
Manuela López Restrepo,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
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The Cowboys seem to be more concerned about the possibility of cap hell than exhausting every last resource to win now.—
Jon Machota,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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The bar does not take action in a case until the appeals process is exhausted, a spokesperson said.—
Gary Klien,
The Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2025
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Mackin got the paintings in the living room and kitchen at Target and found the botanical prints that dress up the dining room on Facebook Marketplace.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2025
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Stiller explains that production dressed up actors to resemble Scott, Britt Lower, Zach Cherry, and Turturro and outfitted them with masks.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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