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
Gail says the spice blend should only be used as a sachet in underwear drawers.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
Fan dances, the holodeck, decontamination gel, and stripping down to our underwear in shuttle pods.
—Matthew Razak, Space.com, 28 Feb. 2026
LeBoeuf largely avoids using it at home, with the exception of underwear and towels.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Artificially enlarging their crotch area, either by injecting their genitals with engorging chemicals or stuffing their underwear to create bigger bulges, allows the athletes to alter their suit measurements.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
Fan dances, the holodeck, decontamination gel, and stripping down to our underwear in shuttle pods.
—Matthew Razak, Space.com, 28 Feb. 2026
LeBoeuf largely avoids using it at home, with the exception of underwear and towels.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Artificially enlarging their crotch area, either by injecting their genitals with engorging chemicals or stuffing their underwear to create bigger bulges, allows the athletes to alter their suit measurements.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for underwear
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwear
Noun
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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.—
Ciara Hulet,
NPR,
18 Aug. 2025
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Some big companies have emerged from the Inc. 5000 to become prominent stalwarts of American capitalism, from Microsoft to Meta, Yeti, Patagonia and Timberland, but also including Kim Kardashian’s underclothing line Skims, and cookware maker Hexclad.—
David Bloom,
Forbes,
18 Oct. 2024
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Sweeney recently filed an additional trademark application for her lingerie brand, hinting at a potential beauty launch.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 2026
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Oakland County sheriff's detectives are asking for the public's help identifying a man who robbed a lingerie store in Commerce Township last month.—
Eric Henderson,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Underwear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwear. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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