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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
To doll up that campfire treat, Dieguez recommended adding a strawberry or roasting some sugary marshmallow Peeps.
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René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 11 May 2020
Pushing her to get dolled up daily just isn’t going to win you any points right now.
—Author: Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2020
Sam’s Club: Discounts on Easter apparel and gift baskets
Want to see the kids all dolled up?
—Melissa Lee, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2020
Get dolled up Connecting online is also a good excuse to shake off rumpled clothes and shimmy into a snappy outfit.
—Anna Goldfarb, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020
See All Example Sentences for doll up
René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 11 May 2020
Pushing her to get dolled up daily just isn’t going to win you any points right now.
—Author: Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2020
Sam’s Club: Discounts on Easter apparel and gift baskets
Want to see the kids all dolled up?
—Melissa Lee, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2020
Get dolled up Connecting online is also a good excuse to shake off rumpled clothes and shimmy into a snappy outfit.
—Anna Goldfarb, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020
See All Example Sentences for doll up
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Read Next World 1,400-year-old crown — still decorated with insect wings — found in South Korea May 22, 2025 1:16 PM Read Next World Students locate ancient Roman army camp beyond empire’s northern border.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with mothers awarded the honorary title of Mother Heroine and families decorated with the Order of Parental...—
Clare Morell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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He is dressed in a blue suit with one of his signature red ties, and an American flag is pinned to his left lapel.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
3 June 2025
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To dress in whatever constitutes your best, and displays your sense of self, honors the body in a way that the world often doesn’t.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Signature lines from the production adorn the entry wall, a remote control signals a projector to show films from the 1960’s, the musical’s era, including Cool Hand Luke and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid starring the main character’s idol Paul Newman.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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It’s carved from a snaking mulberry branch and adorned with microchips, with a C.P.U. fan and a small desk clock embedded in the smoothly polished wood near its head.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
29 May 2025
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Plus, the flowy silhouette can be dressed up with a pair of elevated sandals or down with comfortable sneakers.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2025
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One picture featured Sam and Wesley dressed up as Game of Thrones characters for Halloween.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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“Doll up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doll%20up. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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