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verb

past tense of array
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Recent Examples of arrayed
Verb
Then the 12 massive fans arrayed across the 14-foot-high Wall of Wind accelerate in unison, forcing air across the laboratory at highway speeds. — Daniel Wolfe, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 The new village structures, arrayed in an arc facing the water, feel comfortable and modern, and the architecture and design is heavily influenced by the islands. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026 Check your portfolio’s Morningstar Style Box exposure in X-ray to see how your equity holdings are arrayed across the size/style grid. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 Additional robots were arrayed behind him in the ominous photo. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026 Political scientists such as William Wohlforth and Victoria Tin-bor Hui have found that throughout history, dominant states sought to actively split the coalitions arrayed against them before those coalitions could cohere. — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Jesus proved throughout his healing ministry that God’s saving grace is always present and sufficient to remove anything arrayed against Truth, because nothing can be outside of the infinite good that is God. — Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 24 July 2026 American forces are arrayed across the Middle East, making other nations targets of Iran as the fighting has escalated after a breakdown in peace talks. — Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026 The three machines arrayed before me are designed to capture every inch of a performer’s body—their facial expressions, their physical movements, the grain of their voice—and use this data to create an AI likeness. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrayed
Adjective
  • Below, see Vogue’s picks for the best dressed stars at the 2026 CFDA Awards, and be sure to vote for your favorite.
    — Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
  • While his ex-wife, Reese Witherspoon, joined Phillippe in declining to post a spooky season outfit this year, their daughter, Ava, shared a photo to her Instagram stories of herself with two friends, all dressed as cats.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Supporters had filtered into a ballroom at the Westin Galleria Dallas hotel, adorned with Texas and American flags, plus a bar and a buffet.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Its vibrant orange background is adorned with maple and oak leaves.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Most of the new towers remain concrete structures, but they’re now typically clad in glass, metal or masonry, and the frame — while expressed — is generally whipped up into a more interesting confection than Mies would have tolerated.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Find a companion clad in a Lee Union-all or Dickies coverall and Michael Myers mask to complete the look.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Ohio State University The team explored several Scentronic designs, including a lightweight wristband with two scent channels, a necklace with five arranged like pearls on a string, and a handheld five-channel version.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
  • There is also concrete poetry—writing arranged in images or geometric forms—a tradition that can be traced to ancient instances of shaped poetry.
    — Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • Sugar skull face painting is available for those who want to participate, but guests who come fully decked out as their best La Catrina or El Catrin are in the running to win up to $500 in gift cards for Mimosa House.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The Kansas City brewery is calling it the Boulevard Yard, meant to feel like a decked out backyard.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Much of the walls are painted in a calming hunter green, decorated with landscape paintings and vintage art featuring families.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The space is decorated for fall with artificial flowers, and filled with activists and community leaders ready to detail the latest data-center controversy.
    — Naomi Nix, Time, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • At the age of 93 in 2018, Saint, who had been so memorably attired in her classic films, appeared at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony to present the Oscar for Best Costume Design (Phantom Thread won).
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Always elegantly attired, always thirsty, never drunk.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Malm was traveling to speak at a conference alongside a co-founder of Palestine Action, a direct action group that the UK classified as a terrorist organization last year.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The city’s staff report nevertheless classified the situation as an emergency, citing the potential for employee exposure and chemical reactions.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026

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“Arrayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrayed. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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