as in adorned
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
you could take a store-bought cake and fancify it so that it looks semi-homemade
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fancified
Verb
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Each charm is a one-of-one design — but always adorned in one way or another with the brand’s pearl signature.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025 -
There was Tracy Rocker, who won the Outland Trophy as an Auburn defensive lineman and was a Georgia assistant from 2014-16, taking his team into Jordan-Hare even when a mural of him adorned that very stadium.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Charli xcx wore a windbreaker and frilly shorts to the Saint Laurent show.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Blooming over a long season, the fragrant, frilly blooms draw Gulf Fritillary and other butterfly species to the garden.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The living room, which has a single window, is decorated with elegant vintage couches, healthy-looking houseplants, and posters for old Bollywood movies.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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Each table is decorated with a small ceramic vase of wildflowers and a flickering pillar candle, and additional wildflower arrangements around the room add texture.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Both actresses are terrific — bringing depth to the film’s high-concept logline — and Sarandon does arguably have the showier part, as the older woman who doesn’t think this young, fabulous creature is worthy of taking care of her children.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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For houseplant lovers looking to upgrade from a classic Monstera deliciosa, 'Esqueleto' is just as showy and impressive, with even more dramatic leaves.—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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My goal was to publish one short, impactful, overwrought piece a week.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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With its swelling music and dramatic editing, the moment feels a little overwrought, but the same could be said for the whole series.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But their return isn’t just a callback to the grandiose synth-bangers of 1989 or warehouse-ready electric grit of Reputation.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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Government buildings in Moscow and grandiose Ministry of Defense infrastructure could become open targets.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Cascale’s annual meeting kicked off in Hong Kong last month with an exuberant drum performance and a slight but significant disagreement that mirrored broader tensions rippling across the global apparel industry.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Oct. 2025
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Fresh off a high-voltage, high-purpose runway—exuberant silhouettes and jolts of color lighting up Paris—Stella McCartney invited Vogue100 for a lunch dînatoire offering a closer look at her groundbreaking Summer 2026 collection and a post-show chat with the designer herself.—
Sasha Pinto,
Vogue,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Yet even this make-do meal felt extravagant.—
Reem Kassis,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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Condon created his newest adaptation by blending the novel's grittiness and its extravagant Broadway adaptation, effectively taking audiences on a journey between reality and fantasy.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Fancified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancified. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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