gussied up
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Typically, prequel films are gussied up with franchise callbacks and narrative dot-connecting to distract from the fact that they’re just as cash-grabby as any old sequel.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2026
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
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
