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spruced up

ADJECTIVE
dressed to the nines
Synonyms
WEAK
dolled up dressed to advantage dressed to kill dressed to the teeth dressed-up gussied up in full dress in full feather soignée spiffed up well-dressed well-turned-out
ADJECTIVE
dressed up
Synonyms
WEAK
dolled up dressed to kill dressed to the nines fashionable formal gussied up in full dress in one's best bib and tucker ornate
ADJECTIVE
natty
Synonyms
WEAK
chic chichi classy clean dainty dapper dashing dressed to kill dressed to the nines elegant fashionable neat prim sharp slick smart snazzy spiffy spruce stylish swanky trim well-groomed well-turned-out

Example Sentences

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He’s pleased to see the estate being spruced up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

By that point, gay marriage had become the law of the land and a new bar using the Stonewall name, now spruced up for tourists, had taken over the space, with a museum next door.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2024

The route from the airport to Apia - Samoa's capital - had been spruced up for the royal visit on Wednesday.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024

The hall is spruced up with new seats and looks lovely.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2024

Last summer my mom and I spruced up the old cupboards with a coat of high-gloss white and threw down some chunky black and white checked linoleum.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx