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beautify

[byoo-tuh-fahy] / ˈbju təˌfaɪ /


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In a lengthy second post, Trump bragged about steps he has taken to beautify Washington, including resurfacing the bottom of the Reflecting Pool with an "American flag blue" coating used in swimming pools.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

Trump has championed the pool's makeover as part of his bid to beautify the US capital ahead of America's 250th birthday celebrations.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

There are a lot of other things happening on the mall and around Washington to beautify the capital before July 4.

From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2026

White House spokesman Davis Ingle said, “President Trump has full legal authority to modernize, renovate, and beautify the White House—just like all of his predecessors did.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025

"You are to act as if you're an artist floating through this world. Your sole purpose is to beautify, and transform the Gris. You are a Belle."

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

“It celebrates and beautifies the city in a way few other movies ever have,” says Anthony Cavalluzzi of Yorba Linda, adding, “Its absence completely invalidates the list.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026

Urban bushland is a haven for wildlife, beautifies suburbs and has marked mental health benefits.

From BBC ● May 11, 2024

“Content moderation beautifies the surface of the internet.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2023

South Korea's foreign ministry expressed in a statement "deep regret and concern for the visit to Yasukuni Shrine, which beautifies the colonial invasion and war of aggression".

From Reuters ● Dec. 7, 2021

Not the struggle, but the flight of pain, beautifies the person; hence the countenance of the dead is transfigured, because the agonies have cooled away.

From Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) by Jean Paul Friedrich Richter

Consider the mockery Shakespeare received from Robert Greene, a fellow playwright, who called him “an upstart Crow, beautified with our feathers.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

It was really refreshing to have a visual moment: not just the pictures but everything behind the pictures, of sitting in the chair and getting beautified — and the crew looked like us!

From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2022

"Kartavya Path will exhibit beautified landscapes, lawns with walkways, added green spaces, refurbished canals, new amenity blocks, improved signage and vending kiosks," a government statement said.

From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2022

Rolling Stone magazine said Dozier culled the refrain “sugar pie, honey bunch” from his grandfather, who called the ladies that his hairdresser wife beautified “sugar pie” or “honey bunch.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2022

Everything in the house was clever and beautified.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

Kutcher's character in the science-fiction series is a tech billionaire responsible for bringing a beautifying injection into the world, which he has taken himself in an effort to look much younger.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026

Banks are also beautifying their books through “significant risk transfers,” or SRTs, that shift potentially dodgier assets off balance sheet.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025

Countless acts of love had gone into maintaining and beautifying the lodge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025

“The same for the Bedouin community, whereby the men who I spoke to were wearing it to protect against the glare of the sun. So they're not considering it a form of beautifying themselves.”

From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2023

The boys outdid one another in beautifying the Palace Flophouse until after a few months it was, if anything, overfurnished.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck




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