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appareled

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verb

variants or apparelled
past tense of apparel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for appareled
Adjective
  • The warmly dressed crowd cheered when passing cars honked during the rush-hour event.
    Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Enthusiastic applause welcomed Young to the stage, who arrived dressed in David Byrne-style pants and an oversized Vaquera belt.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • On Thursday morning, clad in his pajamas, Garcia, 55, shot both his sister and mother in back bedrooms inside the first-floor apartment before turning the gun on himself and taking his own life.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Cruz, wearing a Santa hat, shimmied behind a boogieing Victoria, 51, clad in a form-fitting grey dress.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Today, this sophisticated, cosmopolitan center is not just for the sporty, Gore-tex clad crowd.
    Vivian Chung, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Movies, Lego sets, theme parks — all of these are just part of his overall-clad empire.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Photos from airports reviewed by USA TODAY from the USA TODAY Network, Reuters and Getty Images taken during the holiday travel season showed that flyers were largely attired in outfits ranging from casual to business casual.
    James Powel, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The secret venue, lighting and ambience are supplied by host Triple Pocket Events, but diners, attired entirely in white, must supply their own picnic meal, white tables, chairs, cloths, dishware, cutlery and French wine and champagne.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Developers argue the dense housing — and the cars that would come with it — are better suited there than in a part of the city where a new road would need to be built.
    Marcus Dorsey, Idaho Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Layered with the reliable cardigan and white tee, the look feels equally suited for a day of sightseeing in Europe or a casual office setting.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The standout element of the design was the asymmetric front placket in tonal suede, fastened with a row of covered buttons.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Since 1999, Nicole has been a designer, copy editor, family columnist, and covered style, home design, gardening and other news-you-can-use topics.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Yemen’s Houthis posted a video on social media depicting a ship on fire in what appears to be a veiled threat to Red Sea shipping as tensions in the Middle East escalate again.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The My Body author donned a mustard-yellow trouser suit from Zara for her nuptials, pairing it with a black veiled hat.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Appareled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appareled. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.

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