as in panties
clothing intended to be worn underneath other clothing
he had been sleeping in his underwear so he had to put a robe on before answering the door
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Recent Examples of underwear
Enter Carmen Liu, a lingerie designer who specializes in tucking underwear; and fajas, a shapewear garment fashioned after a corset that transgender women use these to mold their figures while undergoing transition.
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Nicky Josephine,
Vogue,
29 June 2026
Both her underwear and Bryant's shirt were bloody.
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Bobby Burack Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
The tests were run on semen and hair samples found in the girl’s underwear.
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Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2026
Hailey Bieber bared some skin in her Skims underwear for a new campaign.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for underwear
Nicky Josephine,
Vogue,
29 June 2026
Both her underwear and Bryant's shirt were bloody.
—
Bobby Burack Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
The tests were run on semen and hair samples found in the girl’s underwear.
—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2026
Hailey Bieber bared some skin in her Skims underwear for a new campaign.
—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for underwear
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwear
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This is the first summer the faith, widely known as the Mormon church, has offered the underclothing without sleeves in its nearly 200-year history.
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Their lingerie, as well as their linen sets, were from Intimissimi.
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Enter Carmen Liu, a lingerie designer who specializes in tucking underwear; and fajas, a shapewear garment fashioned after a corset that transgender women use these to mold their figures while undergoing transition.
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“Underwear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwear. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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