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as in to decorate
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
if you were to doll up those Shaker-style rooms, you'd ruin their simple elegance
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as in to dress
to put on one's best or formal clothes
got all dolled up for the party
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Recent Examples of doll up
Pushing her to get dolled up daily just isn’t going to win you any points right now.
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Author: Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2020
Even fries are special at Attagirl, thin and crisp and dolled up with garlic-thyme butter and herbs or just dusted with salt and pepper.
—Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 27 Feb. 2020
Tarte Cosmetics: Get dolled up with up to 70% off marked down makeup with promo code SALE.
—Chelsea Stone, CNN Underscored, 27 Dec. 2019
The vainest city honor belonged to the Big Apple where New Yorkers spend an average of 38 minutes dolling up.
—Johnny Diaz, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Aug. 2019
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Author: Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2020
Even fries are special at Attagirl, thin and crisp and dolled up with garlic-thyme butter and herbs or just dusted with salt and pepper.
—Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 27 Feb. 2020
Tarte Cosmetics: Get dolled up with up to 70% off marked down makeup with promo code SALE.
—Chelsea Stone, CNN Underscored, 27 Dec. 2019
The vainest city honor belonged to the Big Apple where New Yorkers spend an average of 38 minutes dolling up.
—Johnny Diaz, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Aug. 2019
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Every Christmas, the family decorated a tree with apples, as was the German custom.Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Painted, decorated, or however adorned, designers see walls as an opportunity for making a statement that will set the tone for the room.Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
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According to Goldy, a manager dressed in a floor-length silver-gray pleather gown, a typical selection at W Salon is at least $2,000.Talia Lavin, Curbed, 7 Nov. 2024
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All game, four fans dressed in Tatum USA jerseys sat next to Kerr along the visiting bench.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Erected late last week, the pool is adorned with unpainted plywood and sits behind a tall fence covered by transparent plastic, over which tourists throw coins in the hope of hitting the water.Barbie Latza Nadeau and Antonia Mortensen, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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The recently re-designed Great Hall of the Lodge, which offers sweeping views of the golf course, is adorned by large-scale cowhide quilts by Kyle Bunting that utilize patterns traditional to Appalachia that have been passed down through generations of women.Brienne Walsh, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The heartwarming moment, which saw a child dress up as a cop for the holiday while their parents dressed up as prisoners, was recounted by a neighbor in a post to Reddit under u/sudden_explorer_7280.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Beyoncé is making an Election Day push, dressing up as Pamela Anderson to share a get-out-the-vote message.Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Doll up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doll%20up. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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