gussied up
Example Sentences
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Summer 2025’s blockbusters have been gussied up to seem as appealing and action-packed as ever.
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2025
The performance space is a rehearsal studio that hasn’t been gussied up much, and the performers make full use of it.
From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2024
On the bar food, staples of vermicelli noodles and sandwiches get gussied up with marbled beef and other high end meats.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2023
Her nails were all gussied up with a stiletto manicure in cheerful shades of orange and yellow.
From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2022
I was already picturing Nan’s brace gussied up, though she wasn’t one for sequins—maybe silver studs.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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