gussied

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But a divide between the U.S. and many European members means the leaders will probably be forced to settle for a gussied-up declaration of shared goals, economists say. worsening economic news among its members.

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  • The Mossland dignitaries were to bring up the rear in open equipages, heavily swathed in festive bunting, that had a suspicious resemblance to gussied-up farm carts. —  Julian, May - Boreal Moon 01 - Conqueror's Moon
  • A careless restaurant cashier took one of his gussied-up fifties without demur and gave him a stack of spendable bills in change. —  FSF,October2007
  • Under this guise, it is a gussied-up sedan with a relatively rich, somewhat cosseting interior filled with appointments that position it as a premium car that sells for well over $20,000, rather than a cut-rate econobox starting under $10,000 like it does here. —  FOXNews.com
  • You can get this gussied-up cream of wheat, studded with pistachios, black-mustard seeds, and mellow cardamom, at Dosa Hut. —  Village Voice - The most recent 10 stories
  • It's a song that puts songs to shame, which only speaks to the gussied-up funk power of "Stand Up Comedy" and, two yawners later, "Breathe," in which Larry Mullen's tribal pounding launches more exultant riffing and a Bono-as-Lennon-as-Stipe rant that packs equal parts "Come Together" and REM's "Departure."
 

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