cosmeticizing

verb

present participle of cosmeticize
as in sprucing

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  1. improving
  2. embellishing
  3. tricking
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  • Fiddelke is also remodeling Target stores and improving staffing.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Additionally, having a comfortable chair for working can increase productivity while also improving your posture.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of improving
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  • Mills has been previously accused of embellishing his military record.
    — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Even his close friends accuse Bret of embellishing the truth for creative purposes, not incidentally an accusation both Ellis and Murphy have often faced.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of embellishing
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  • Mistruths, false claims, scams, and other deceptive efforts are tricking people into thinking that a watermark removal app will do wonders, whereas the reality is that the results are at best half-mixed or aimed to cause damage.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • ClickFix works by tricking you into performing an action on your computer that stealthily downloads and installs malware.
    — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of tricking
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“Cosmeticizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosmeticizing. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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