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spiffy

[spif-ee] / ˈspɪf i /


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Scheets and other young entrepreneurs are also driving the trend by capitalizing on demand for full-service cleans to keep America’s aging fleet of vehicles looking spiffy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

“And now they look all spiffy and nice.”

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

It’s really a quite spiffy and spectacular look.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2023

Everyone can use a spiffy new portable drink container.

From Washington Times May 9, 2023

I patrol the perimeter with my cart, darting in to pick up misplaced and fallen items, making everything look spiffy from the outside.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

The Improv had the field to itself until 1972, when Newman opened Catch a Rising Star, a bigger, spiffier club located in the singles-bar district on the Upper East Side.

From Washington Post Mar. 7, 2023

But he sounds a little jealous when talking about the sturdier and spiffier tan hats state troopers wear.

From Washington Times Mar. 11, 2018

Asked if there had been any hesitation about employing weapon-wielding inhabitants of a grittier New York as poster children of today’s spiffier city, Mr. Dixon said no.

From New York Times Apr. 29, 2016

Target is restoring its cool with spiffier merchandise and presentations that have helped perk up sales and customer visits over the past year.

From US News Sep. 16, 2015

He still hadn’t gone back to work, but I thought he never looked haler or heartier, or neater or spiffier.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Center Theatre Group’s “50th Celebration,” which gathered celebrities, devoted patrons, philanthropists and swells in their spiffiest attire for a Saturday night shindig at the Ahmanson, was more than a star-studded evening of entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2017

Most DreamWorks movies credit two directors and several writers, and play like the spiffiest vaudeville.

From Time Mar. 27, 2010

His uniforms were the spiffiest, his medals the most splendiferous and his enemies the most fearful.

From Time Magazine Archive




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