as in decorative
serving to add beauty
added one last beautifying ornament to the wreath and hung it on the door
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as in decorating
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
volunteers beautified the roadside landscape by planting flowers
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Recent Examples of beautifying
Andrés Muedano, JSTOR Daily, 25 Mar. 2026
The Westminster funds will prioritize several efforts, including hiring a Little Saigon outreach coordinator in City Hall, redeveloping and beautifying storefronts, and working with a landscape architect to assess the needs of public spaces along busy main streets.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
This organization cleans parks by picking up trash and beautifying spaces.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
From aiding digestion to reducing fatigue, enhancing mental performance, and beautifying benefits: A wheatgrass shot is really meant to be that girl.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025
The pictures are beautiful, but Hujar’s is not a beautifying eye.
—Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
The viral beautifying filter uses machine learning technology to edit users’ facial features in photographs and video, sculpting cheekbones, smoothing out skin and brightening eyes, all with unsettling realism.
—Flo Cornall, CNN, 15 May 2023
Roughly 21% of Americans of any gender have reported using beautifying filters on their photos before posting their images to a social media profile, according to a 2021 Consumer Reports study.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2023
Since Mayan times, honey has played an important role in wellness in Mexico and is famous for both its beautifying and restorative qualities.
—Rana Good, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
Andrés Muedano, JSTOR Daily, 25 Mar. 2026
Saturday’s event at Hansen Dam in San Fernando Valley brought Angelenos together with the common purpose of enhancing and beautifying neighborhoods to ensure that Los Angeles shines on the world stage.
—Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
Acclaimed restaurant designer John O’Brien is beautifying the space.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
From training the first service dog to beautifying a scenic jewel to teaching at-risk kids to save and invest money, our Icon winners are making a difference.
—Sharon Chin, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
These low-growing plants perform important environmental services while beautifying the garden year-round.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
Davis said he has also been involved in beautifying Altadena during its recovery.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
Developers freed from building parking are also more likely to invest in beautifying their building for residents and pedestrians.
—Stefan Chavez-Norgaard, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Saturday was a chance for organizers to gather and start beautifying the neighborhood, which is largely home to working class and immigrant residents.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Besides physically climbing over surfaces, cucumbers have moved globally—not by means of their coiling tendrils, but rather by becoming a commodity known for its refreshing and beautifying uses.
—Andrés Muedano, JSTOR Daily, 25 Mar. 2026
The Westminster funds will prioritize several efforts, including hiring a Little Saigon outreach coordinator in City Hall, redeveloping and beautifying storefronts, and working with a landscape architect to assess the needs of public spaces along busy main streets.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
This organization cleans parks by picking up trash and beautifying spaces.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
From aiding digestion to reducing fatigue, enhancing mental performance, and beautifying benefits: A wheatgrass shot is really meant to be that girl.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025
The pictures are beautiful, but Hujar’s is not a beautifying eye.
—Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
The viral beautifying filter uses machine learning technology to edit users’ facial features in photographs and video, sculpting cheekbones, smoothing out skin and brightening eyes, all with unsettling realism.
—Flo Cornall, CNN, 15 May 2023
Roughly 21% of Americans of any gender have reported using beautifying filters on their photos before posting their images to a social media profile, according to a 2021 Consumer Reports study.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2023
Since Mayan times, honey has played an important role in wellness in Mexico and is famous for both its beautifying and restorative qualities.
—Rana Good, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
Verb
Besides physically climbing over surfaces, cucumbers have moved globally—not by means of their coiling tendrils, but rather by becoming a commodity known for its refreshing and beautifying uses.
—Andrés Muedano, JSTOR Daily, 25 Mar. 2026
Saturday’s event at Hansen Dam in San Fernando Valley brought Angelenos together with the common purpose of enhancing and beautifying neighborhoods to ensure that Los Angeles shines on the world stage.
—Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
Acclaimed restaurant designer John O’Brien is beautifying the space.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
From training the first service dog to beautifying a scenic jewel to teaching at-risk kids to save and invest money, our Icon winners are making a difference.
—Sharon Chin, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
These low-growing plants perform important environmental services while beautifying the garden year-round.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
Davis said he has also been involved in beautifying Altadena during its recovery.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
Developers freed from building parking are also more likely to invest in beautifying their building for residents and pedestrians.
—Stefan Chavez-Norgaard, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Saturday was a chance for organizers to gather and start beautifying the neighborhood, which is largely home to working class and immigrant residents.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beautifying
Adjective
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Projects are moving away from decorative finishes toward natural materials—wood, stone, and layered surfaces that hold up over time.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
31 Mar. 2026
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Always a quick study, Chamberlain has followed up that initial foray with a collection of furniture and decorative accessories for West Elm.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
30 Mar. 2026
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Aubrey mother uses rally to teach daughter Aubrey residents Emily Murray, 43, and her 9-year-old daughter Storie spent Friday evening making signs and decorating a shirt before attending their first No Kings protest in Frisco on Saturday.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Wreaths are also custom to Ancient Greece, with Greeks traditionally decorating their front door with a flower wreath to symbolize welcoming nature into their homes.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But none of these ornamental flourishes can conceal his fundamental incuriosity.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Like the conventional, more ornamental Fritillaries used for bulb planting, its flowers have a lampshade look.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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During the Catholic holiday of Palm Sunday, hundreds of pajareros from across the country flock to Mexico City and decorate 10-foot-tall stacks of cages, adorning them with bright flowers, tinsel and images of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico’s patron saint.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The star adorning the space above 6 o’clock also harks back to 1950s timepieces from Omega.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
26 Mar. 2026
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