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Vasquez said evidence that Heard has embellished some of her injuries is proof that all her claims of abuse are unfounded.

From Washington Times • May 27, 2022

That month’s signing of Luis Díaz, who has assimilated seamlessly since his arrival from Porto, has embellished an already formidable forward line.

From The Guardian • Apr. 1, 2022

I asked her father to address this with her, but he thinks it’s amusing that she has embellished her C.V.

From Slate • Aug. 11, 2015

This isn’t to say that Mr. Macintyre has embellished his teeming cast of eccentrics.

From New York Times • May 11, 2010

Fatigued and exhausted as I was, I rambled after dinner towards the delightful grounds of La Garenne, belonging to Monsieur La Motte, who has embellished them in a most interesting and romantic manner.

From A Visit to the Monastery of La Trappe in 1817 With Notes Taken During a Tour Through Le Perche, Normandy, Bretagne, Poitou, Anjou, Le Bocage, Touraine, Orleanois, and the Environs of Paris. Illustrated with Numerous Coloured Engravings, from Drawings Made on the Spot by Fellowes, W.D.