doctor up
Example Sentences
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When medication abortion first became available, it could only be prescribed by a doctor up to seven weeks of pregnancy, before many people even know they are pregnant.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023
Though you can use homemade batter, I tend to just doctor up the boxed stuff with good, seasonal ingredients — as in the case of this skillet pancake with vanilla-infused blackberry sauce.
From Salon • Aug. 20, 2022
A third option is to use some of the seasonings from the tarragon mayonnaise to doctor up jarred mayo, which is the path we took in the photos here.
From Slate • Jul. 26, 2018
I've also learned to doctor up heads of cauliflower and use it as "mashed potatoes".
From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2017
"Meat is supposed to be gray. They doctor up the color for the ads and so forth, but there's nothing wrong with these. You'll see."
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
