as in adorned
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
you could take a store-bought cake and fancify it so that it looks semi-homemade
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fancified
Verb
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Their image adorned mosaics, sculptures, and shields.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025 -
The high-ceiling room is adorned with artworks, with three massive leafy baskets hanging in the center.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Cate Blanchett is a longtime friend of the house, most recently sporting Armani at this summer’s Venice Film Festival, as is Jodi Foster, who rejected the frilly frocks of the early ’90s and found a kindred spirit in the designer who would come to define the Oscar winner’s look.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
4 Sep. 2025
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The snapshots show the '90s influencer clad in a white $890 Chloé one-piece swimsuit with frilly hemlines, a plunging V-neck and floral eyelet embellishments all over.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Anyhow, who cares about three rooms and two baths in an open floor plan if the open floor plan is decorated with sand dunes and airborne silt!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The enormous bed is upholstered in green velvet, a custom Lawson Fenning, and the living room was decorated with pieces from Soho Home and a treasure trove of 1stDibs finds like midcentury chairs by William Hinn.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But the showy structure overwhelms the unshowy story.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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The showy white flowers attract a variety of pollinators and other beneficial insects in July and August.—
Special to The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But instead of overwrought banker’s pinstripes, Armani did it his way, delivering formality in a softer and more feminine manner.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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The last act of The Stranger follows the young man through his imprisonment, trial and the weeks leading up to his execution, including a long and somewhat overwrought conversation with a priest (Swann Arlaud) hoping to read the inmate his last rites.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This grandiose opera house in Guangzhou—an hour northwest of Hong Kong by train—opened in 2010 using the plans for the Cardiff Bay Opera House in Wales, which was never built.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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The monumental, symmetrical building had a grandiose entrance mimicking the front of the Greek temple, and the glass and iron dome at the structure’s center was erected using the latest construction techniques.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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His voice is exuberant, especially when cracking jokes.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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The exuberant creative highs that fuel International are both devastatingly sad and the best possible farewell.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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What to expect Vaughn said the boutique has something for everyone with dress sizes ranging from zero to 28 and a variety of styles from short and simple to long and extravagant.—
Emma George-Griffin,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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As the dust settles on another chaotic summer of extravagant Premier League spending, there’s time to take a step back.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Fancified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancified. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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