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Recent Examples of pleat
Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Hathaway wears an ankle-length silk dress with pleating around the bodice to give the dress shape and a sheer overlay across the neckline.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 20 Aug. 2025
Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Of course, the classic silhouettes are all covered here—from roomy wide-legs to stovepipes and skinnies, polished pleat-fronts that are ideal for office outfitting, and barrel-leg options with that distinct, fashion-forward sensibility.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Chouyatou Linen-Blend Palazzo Pants These trousers are designed in a linen and cotton blend with an exaggerated wide-leg silhouette, exposed five-button fly, and pleats at the hips.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Hathaway wears an ankle-length silk dress with pleating around the bodice to give the dress shape and a sheer overlay across the neckline.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
The back has a sophisticated pleat, and the double-layered material ensures non-transparency with wear.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Of course, the classic silhouettes are all covered here—from roomy wide-legs to stovepipes and skinnies, polished pleat-fronts that are ideal for office outfitting, and barrel-leg options with that distinct, fashion-forward sensibility.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleat
Verb
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When the humans return, there are only a handful, better clothed, hair braided and combed, new fashions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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To complete the ensemble, braid your hair into two plaits and tie them with baby blue bows at the ends.—
Emma Kershaw,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To complete the ensemble, braid your hair into two plaits and tie them with baby blue bows at the ends.—
Emma Kershaw,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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The perfectly imperfect artsy-meets-preppy plait was secured with elastics at both the base and the ends, because who has time to do the whole hair-wrapping thing?—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Elemental sulfur recovered from the process can be applied as a soil amendment for agriculture, creating a closed-loop system that could benefit both industry and the environment.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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This creates a self-sustaining loop that drives pigment production at unprecedented levels.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The coat featured subtle vertical seam detailing and coordinated with Queen Camilla’s heeled boots.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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First-round cornerback Jahdae Barron carried standout Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson up the seam in the closing seconds of the first half and secured his first career interception when Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott underthrew the ball.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The corrugation process guarantees that the containers are robust and lightweight, which is necessary for stacking and transportation in an efficient manner.—
CMG Containers,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2024
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And—as expected—the solid rear axle does its usual dance on corrugations as well as its obligatory wag on big one-wheel bumps.—
Barry Winfield,
Car and Driver,
1 Aug. 2023
Noun
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Mongolian Cashmere Fisherman Sweater Vest Sweater vests are the perfect middle layer when the seasons transition to warm up your core without overheating your arms under jackets.—
Staff Author,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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And according to Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Garner, and Oprah Winfrey, the fall layer to reach for right now is a classic quarter-zip sweatshirt.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Then the evil grin loses its enthusiasm, gradually working its way to a toothless pucker.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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Unlike most fruity orange sauces, the Pickled Prince version isn’t sugar-forward — kumquats have the perfect mixture of sweet punch and pucker to complement the habanero.—
Ahmed Ali Akbar,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Iron Any Creases or Wrinkles Nothing blurs the beauty, color, and pattern of a beautiful curtain than wrinkles and creases.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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Olofsson took a beautiful backward pass from MacKinnon in the right crease and easily wristed one past Markstrom.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Pleat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleat. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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