as in decorative
serving to add beauty
added one last beautifying ornament to the wreath and hung it on the door
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as in decorating
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
volunteers beautified the roadside landscape by planting flowers
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Recent Examples of beautifying
Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025
The pictures are beautiful, but Hujar’s is not a beautifying eye.
—Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
The viral beautifying filter uses machine learning technology to edit users’ facial features in photographs and video, sculpting cheekbones, smoothing out skin and brightening eyes, all with unsettling realism.
—Flo Cornall, CNN, 15 May 2023
Roughly 21% of Americans of any gender have reported using beautifying filters on their photos before posting their images to a social media profile, according to a 2021 Consumer Reports study.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2023
Since Mayan times, honey has played an important role in wellness in Mexico and is famous for both its beautifying and restorative qualities.
—Rana Good, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
While beautifying the area, the project also aims to provide insights into the impact of urban green space on human health and the environment.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 2 Oct. 2024
Adjective
From aiding digestion to reducing fatigue, enhancing mental performance, and beautifying benefits: A wheatgrass shot is really meant to be that girl.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025
The pictures are beautiful, but Hujar’s is not a beautifying eye.
—Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
The viral beautifying filter uses machine learning technology to edit users’ facial features in photographs and video, sculpting cheekbones, smoothing out skin and brightening eyes, all with unsettling realism.
—Flo Cornall, CNN, 15 May 2023
Roughly 21% of Americans of any gender have reported using beautifying filters on their photos before posting their images to a social media profile, according to a 2021 Consumer Reports study.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2023
Since Mayan times, honey has played an important role in wellness in Mexico and is famous for both its beautifying and restorative qualities.
—Rana Good, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
Verb
The pictures are beautiful, but Hujar’s is not a beautifying eye.
—Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
While beautifying the area, the project also aims to provide insights into the impact of urban green space on human health and the environment.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beautifying
Adjective
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On the new range wall, a quartzite shelf that matches the tall backsplash and counter provides both functional and decorative space.—
Jody Garlock,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Apr. 2025
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Different decorative lights hang in different areas, too.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Singing was more fun than decorating cookies.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
24 Dec. 2024
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Drew also shared a surprising tree decorating hack.—
Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Smaller accessories like handmade sconces adorn the walls, demonstrating the duo’s flair for ornamental detail and ultra refined taste.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Cuban treefrogs tend to lay their eggs in small artificial water sources, such as buckets, bird baths, ornamental ponds, clogged gutters, rain barrels, flower pots, kiddie pools, and water troughs.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The inviting ones adorning the tips of the Lina Bo Bardi’s Bola de Latao armchair, and the microscopic ones teasing the bottom of a Josef Hoffman fork.—
Sophie Collé,
Architectural Digest,
27 Dec. 2024
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His works include a large-scale interpretation of New Zealand's native Weta bug along the first fairway and a series of oversized dragonflies with six-foot wingspans adorning a lake by the sixth fairway.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Beautifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beautifying. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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