as in clothing
covering for the human body
a sale on summer apparel for women
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as in to clothe
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
a designer who regularly apparels several of the presenters at the Oscar ceremonies
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Recent Examples of apparel
David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
The bank's analysts upgraded shares of the athletic footwear and apparel manufacturer to an overweight rating from neutral.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 28 July 2025
Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 11 Aug. 2021
The rapper has partnered with an unusually diverse array of brands to churn out everything from food to apparel to toys and more.
—Kim Bhasin, Bloomberg.com, 8 Oct. 2020
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Noun
The top goods the US received from India last year included pharmaceuticals; communications equipment, such as smartphones; and apparel.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
The bank's analysts upgraded shares of the athletic footwear and apparel manufacturer to an overweight rating from neutral.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 28 July 2025
Verb
Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 11 Aug. 2021
The rapper has partnered with an unusually diverse array of brands to churn out everything from food to apparel to toys and more.
—Kim Bhasin, Bloomberg.com, 8 Oct. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparel
Noun
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Remove jewelry and tight clothing: Remove jewelry or tight clothing near the bite site.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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If your liquid detergent does expire, use it for one of its many uses outside of keeping clothing clean, like mopping floors and tidying toys.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
31 July 2025
Verb
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Before laying their own floral tributes, the family – clad in black — held up peace signs to the cheering crowd of fans, with Sharon being supported by Kelly, 40, and Jack, 39.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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These goods include unmounted or unset diamonds, precious metal jewelry and jewelry clad with precious metal − such as pieces plated with gold or silver.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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Demi Lovato dresses the cool girl part while grabbing a frozen treat in Los Angeles on July 30.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Temitope Fagbenle — Golden State Valkyries Here comes the bride, all dressed in white, but her courthouse or church might just be getting replaced with hardwood.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Is there a dress code at the hotel? Guests and visitors during the day are encouraged to wear relaxed, but refined, attire.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Judges wear robes, lawyers traditional business attire.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
1 Aug. 2025
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Director Noelle Marion keeps the laughs flowing in this lilting production, which is well-cast, nicely sung and stunningly costumed by Elisa Benzoni.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 July 2025
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Coogler told Entertainment Weekly in April that the film's central time-bending juke joint sequence, which features dozens of extras costumed by Carter, was among the project's most complicated to shoot.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
5 July 2025
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“Apparel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparel. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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