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as in dresses
to put on one's best or formal clothes
we always like to dress up when going to parties
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2
as in disguises
to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity
the war was a fiasco that the administration tried to dress up as a triumph
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as in spruces
to make more desirable
dressed up the house with new windows and a paint job before putting it on the market
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as in clothes
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
the girls were dressed up in skirts or dresses, but the boys were wearing jeans
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dresses up
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Rooker unsurprisingly embraces the lunacy of his character, who dresses in Native American drag and tastes bird poop to track his prey.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025 -
White leather forms the majority of the upper and likewise dresses the midsole, while the outsole, lining and elephant take on the citrus color.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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Viola disguises herself as a boy named Cesario and becomes a servant to Duke Orsino (Khris Davis).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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Denzel plays the earnest private with a secret with a smart, eager-to-please manner that disguises the cunning and danger underneath.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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What is framed as independence often masks a deeper vulnerability.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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When planetary scientists say the interior of Mars resembles a rocky road brownie more than a piece of buttery shortbread, the tasty metaphor masks billions of years of geological violence.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
28 Aug. 2025
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Guests arrive via a winding, jungle-like path that conceals the building from view until the final turn, when the view suddenly opens to a giant round portico, four stories high and 120 feet across that appears to float despite its 3,000-ton weight.—
Katharina Kotrba,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Find those iconic horses emblazoned in silver onto the oakwood base of their Dry Air Diffuser, which conceals a discrete fan and ventilation system.—
Austa Somvichian-Clausen,
Robb Report,
14 Aug. 2025
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Samsung’s latest deal sweetens the pot for anyone looking to upgrade their buds.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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Growing carrots in cool weather sweetens their flavor.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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But outside of the ring, Christy hides and represses her lesbianism and winds up marrying her trainer Jim Martin (Ben Foster), who manipulates and physically abuses her.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The game requires good reflexes—especially for bosses and platform challenges—that can punish even small mistakes with relatively large penalties and hides large chunks of the game behind difficulty gates with no tuning options that might offer some relief.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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Enrique Iglesias Climbs Everywhere The same compilation also improves on the Top Latin Albums chart, which is more competitive than the more specific Top Latin Pop Albums tally.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Each piece of evidence, Lane and other experts said, greatly improves law enforcement’s chances of identifying the suspect.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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In addition, the Pilot Pack ($3,400) enhances the Polestar 2’s safety features with 360-degree cameras, adaptive cruise control and more.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
9 Sep. 2025
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Treating technology migration and cultural integration as complementary strategies reduces friction and enhances adoption.—
Benjamin Niaulin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Dresses up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dresses%20up. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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