doing up

verb

present participle of do up
1
as in decorating
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming the whole house had been done up for Halloween

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2
as in clothing
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes on Wild West Day some of the women came to the office done up as showgirls, while the men were mostly outlaws

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3
as in wearing
to use up all the physical energy of all of this fussing about the wedding has done me up

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Recent Examples of doing up What in the world are those overgrown basketballs doing up there? — Rui Bo, The Conversation, 18 May 2026 Wednesday’s practice started with some of the players doing up-downs after forgetting equipment. — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026 Benioff had revealed over the summer that AI was already doing up to 50% of the work at the company. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025 The good news, however, is that even casual fans of their music can enjoy and appreciate what Joseph and Dun are doing up there. — Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025 After all, though TikTok may tell you that everyone is doing up their dorm rooms at the cost of roughly a new car, in reality, the average family spend (according to a RetailMeNot poll) is a much less jaw-dropping $598. — Alex Apatoff, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doing up
  1. decorating
  2. clothing
  3. wearing
  4. adorning
  5. getting up
  6. killing
  7. draping
  8. dressing
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  • The decision also reflected a larger change in the way Taylor thought about decorating.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
  • Among DeJohn’s hobbies were flower arranging, collecting anything blue and white, gardening, and decorating.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
Definition of decorating
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  • Not feeding the hungry, not tending to the sick, not clothing the naked, not welcoming the refugee.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • This is like inviting a homeless person into your home, sheltering them, feeding them, clothing them, educating them, and having that person's confidant leak that the newly comfortable person doesn't think less of you.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Definition of clothing
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  • Doctors Without Borders health workers wearing personal protective equipment move through the isolated red zone to monitor patients, provide medical care and ensure sanitation at the Ebola Treatment Center in Munigi in Congo on June 2, 2026.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • Rodríguez Castro can be seen wearing a New York Yankees shirt, moving suggestively to driving percussive beats, punctuated by catchy, syncopated vocals.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of wearing
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  • The timing of this stellar event is especially striking given that this aurora forecast also happens to coincide with the rising of the full Strawberry Moon, adorning the night sky Monday evening.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
  • Fans have also indulged in a more modern Scottish tradition, adorning statues in both cities with traffic cones.
    — Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 27 June 2026
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  • Tuning in an hour beforehand is usually a pretty good way of getting up to speed with the stage and guaranteeing the denouement.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • These skills carry over into everyday activities like carrying groceries, getting up from a chair, climbing stairs, or walking on uneven ground.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 1 July 2026
Definition of getting up
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  • Murdaugh, once a powerful personal injury attorney in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, was convicted in 2023 of killing his wife, Maggie, 52, and their younger son, Paul, 22, at the family’s hunting estate in June 2021.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Shiite and Sunni Muslims have been killing each other for centuries, and the status of women in some Muslims countries is deplorable.
    — Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of killing
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  • But Sportman said more must be done, including draping the area with a tarp to prevent more water from entering the hole, hastening more erosion.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
  • Bunting arranged this way is appropriate for covering a speaker’s desk, draping the front of a platform or general decoration.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of draping
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  • Roethling recommends adding compost to every planting hole or top dressing existing roses.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 5 July 2026
  • Take the guesswork out of dressing this summer and fill your closet with these versatile, stylish, and comfortable matching top-and-skirt sets.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Definition of dressing

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“Doing up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doing%20up. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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