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accessorize

[ak-ses-uh-riz] / ækˈsɛs əˌrɪz /
VERB
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You’ve got to accessorize with long shorts, football jerseys, ankle socks and high-tops.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

That young Zuck feels leagues away from today’s Mark Zuckerberg, who’s now designing his own streetwear-inspired T-shirts, emblazoned with Latin phrases, which he’ll occasionally accessorize with a gold chain.

From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2024

The originality, the creativity — taking things you wouldn’t typically think of as something you can accessorize with or use as clothes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2023

Towering behind his slow cooker, Shower identified himself as “the most conservative senator in Alaska” and insisted diners accessorize his chili with sour cream and herbs.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2022

“Fifth Avenue is so on our way! We could accessorize, and monsters, like, totally hate the smell of Givenchy.”

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

SR: I feel like she accessorizes too — she wears her gold nameplate in every shot that she does, or sometimes she’ll put a flower in her hair or something.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2022

She accessorizes the look in a pair of nude high heels and a flowy white beach cover up.

From Fox News ● Dec. 3, 2020

An integral part of storytime is Timmy the squirrel, a puppet who accessorizes based on the book selection and was dressed up in his Christmas best during an interview.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 17, 2019

“Proville cooks fish simply but accessorizes it extravagantly.”

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2017

How he accessorizes will offer an early signal of whether he will stay true to his roots as a subway beat officer or follow his predecessors into the city’s social stratosphere.

From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2016

She accessorized her look with a pair of dangling earrings, a silver watch and a thin band on her wedding finger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

In the main living space, enormous built-in shelves have been accessorized with all manner of collectible items and books, while the living room has a distinctive white brick wall that frames an enormous wood-burning fireplace.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025

Kendall Jenner recently accessorized with a Canon PowerShot in an Instagram post.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025

In the laugh break that followed that joke, she stared directly into the camera, her mouth playfully twisted in a “you know what I’m talkin’ about” half smirk, accessorized with side-eye.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2024

Like her father, Luna was wearing bright yellow robes, which she had accessorized with a large sunflower in her hair.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

The 27-year-old megastar, who isn’t a brand spokesperson, further fueled the mania by accessorizing her luxury handbags with small Labubu pendants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024

On the surface, there is nothing harmful about accessorizing your water bottle or adding a little extra flair to your handbag—especially since humans are so intrinsically focused on creating identity.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2024

The Met Gala, at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, came and went last Monday in a flurry of enormous gowns, wild accessorizing and some questionable dress-code interpretation.

From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2024

Besides, the wealth of accessorizing that went into recreating “Avatar: The Last Airbender” isn’t the issue – it’s what’s missing, which is some of its spirit.

From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2024

In times of stress, she relied on her skills at accessorizing to calm her.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray


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