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
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 especially love it with breadcrumbs, roasted root vegetables, as a topper for soups or gussied up with fresh herbs, garlic and cream before being doused over a cheese-laden roasted chicken breast.
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2022
The pulp can be gussied up with finely shredded beets for a bright pink result, turmeric for a vibrant yellow one or finely minced herbs for one speckled with green.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 21, 2022
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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