cosmeticize

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cosmeticize
Verb
  • Today’s Amazon deals are all about sprucing things up: your desktop setup, your tablet experience, and your audio at home or the beach.
    Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Pick from a number of different toppings to spruce it up, but if your stomach is feeling a little uneasy, order a plain bowl to help settle it down.
    Christina Liao, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • If the product on the field, court or marketplace isn’t improving, a new logo won’t fix it.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Gait or balance training can improve your walking and strength, while treadmill training may improve walking speed and stride length.67 Tai chi may improve limb strength, balance, and awareness of movements in people with Parkinson's disease.
    Janelle McSwiggin, MSN, Health, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • That same engine powers the top-end Dark Horse model, but is souped up to 500 hp (368 kW).
    Aaron Turpen, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2024
  • But his passion for souping up classic cars would also eventually take a professional turn.
    Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Wearing a look inspired by Barbie herself, Margot Robbie dolls up at this year's Gotham Awards on Nov. 27 in N.Y.C. 43 of 80 Night to Remember Bradley Cooper waves to onlookers outside of the 2023 Gotham Awards in New York City on Nov. 27.
    Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2023
  • To further doll up your kitchen, Hilton’s main cutlery set features eight luxuriously golden knives with soft pink handles and gold accents.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
Verb
  • Increasingly, criminals are able to use commonly available tools to launch sophisticated phishing scams, going as far as digitally replicating faces and voices in order to trick security systems.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Phishing is a cyber-attack that aims to trick people into divulging personal information.
    Solcyré Burga, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The former selected a green floral shift, while the latter sparkled in a caped sheer dress embellished with rose gold sequins.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Other highlights include a soaring foyer sporting a curving wood staircase embellished with Chippendale railings and a fireside living room with floor-to-ceiling walls of glass.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Cosmeticize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosmeticize. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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