gussied up
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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
They were all gussied up for Gun Prom, an annual fundraiser that draws hundreds of firearm enthusiasts from across Southern California to talk, auction and celebrate guns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
Secrest isn’t gussied up like a 1950s Betty Crocker drawing.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2023
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
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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