gussied up
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The film itself is a fairly slight story, gussied up in period costuming and hair.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2024
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
From tailgating to hosting a gussied up to-do, jambalaya will have everyone circling back for more.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2024
The game doesn’t need to be gussied up and marketed to an audience defiant about its ambivalence.
From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 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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