as in elegant
being strikingly neat and trim in style or appearance
a slim, spruce man in a tailor-made business suit
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Recent Examples of spruce
National Geographic, 14 June 2017
The site comprises deserts, riparian forests and floodplains of the Ili River, deciduous and spruce forests as well as salt marshes.
—Alex Treadway, National Geographic, 14 June 2017
Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
Have a medium-length cut already but want to spruce it up?
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2024
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Adjective
The site comprises deserts, riparian forests and floodplains of the Ili River, deciduous and spruce forests as well as salt marshes.
—National Geographic, 14 June 2017
The site comprises deserts, riparian forests and floodplains of the Ili River, deciduous and spruce forests as well as salt marshes.
—Alex Treadway, National Geographic, 14 June 2017
Verb
This area deserves new owners and operators to come in, fix it, spruce it up and bring in new tenants.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
Have a medium-length cut already but want to spruce it up?
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spruce
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The bowls are universal and have nice high sides that feel elegant and shapely in the hand.Laura Denby, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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With their soft bioluminescent blue glow and sleek, modern design, the glasses stood out as both functional and elegant.Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 13 Dec. 2024
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This is critical, as 2G networks are far less secure than 3G and especially LTE and 5G. Simple network attack devices, which trick phones into jumping from real networks to local, fraudulent ones, try to make a 2G connection with lower encryption levels.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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To trick the German forces into believing that a much larger American force was stationed in various locations, diverting attention away from the real operations and damaging enemy morale.Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
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This includes smart TVs, non-gaming laptops, phones, tablets or third party gaming devices.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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In response, social media companies’ algorithms to detect drug-selling behavior are getting smarter and are aggregating images and emojis, Fuller says.Mattha Busby, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
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His work focuses on how art and technology may improve learning settings.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Bucks improved to 11-1 all-time in NBA Cup games, with their only loss coming in the semifinal last year.Jacob Lev, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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In early November, Crawford shared an Instagram post showcasing a glowy, makeup-free look, natural hair, and a comfy yet stylish sleep camisole to promote her skincare line Meaningful Beauty.Tabitha Parent, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Excellent traction is ideal for winter conditions, and this supportive boot is casually stylish, too.Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
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Schey recommended embellishing any Giuliani watch with a cheeky engraving referencing its provenance.Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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The fragile baubles were embellished with tiny beads and sequins and stuffed with dryer lint—Big Mama was notoriously frugal.Katie Akin, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
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With crunchy red fruit, racy acidity, a light tannic structure and distinctive minerality, its profile has been fashionable for a while, especially amongst younger drinkers.Paul Caputo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The majority of consumers (66 percent) say clothes made primarily from cotton are the most fashionable.Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
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Obviously, nobody has any inkling of what’s about to go down in Columbus five days after Ferro makes her natty selection.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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On their glowing, 1960s-TV-special pedestals, in their natty gray suits and black ties like so many Elvis Costello replicants, Lipton and his band aren’t playing people.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Spruce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spruce. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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