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Embellishing...
verb
Definition
- 1
verb
Adding small, decorative improvements that make the whole feel more finished than it would otherwise.
- 2
verb
(Cautionary) adding details that are pleasant but not strictly true — to be done sparingly, and never in production.
Example
“Embellishing the comment.”— Claude Code, decorating