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verb

past tense of attire

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Recent Examples of attired
Adjective
Jackson — only 26, and not yet an ordained minister — was dressed informally, in a loose jacket and a hip collarless pullover that distinguished him from the dark-suited, pulpit-ready King and King's conservatively attired associates. John Beifuss, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
Today he’s attired in a gray hoodie over a white T-shirt. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 6 May 2026 The mostly female attendees range from 30 years old to over 70 and are attired in outfits including cutoffs, tank tops, straw fedoras and glamorous full-length dresses. Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026 They were identically attired, in a dark suit and dark glasses. Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026 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 The spry 89-year-old is otherwise sharply attired, from her neat trouser suit to the amber beads around her neck. Danielle Demetriou, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attired
Adjective
  • Honeymooners and impeccably dressed Europeans in the latest Gucci and Versace can always be counted on in the rotation alongside multi-generational families on milestone trips and annual five-star holidays.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Janelle Monáe came dressed to impress at an album release party in New York City.
    Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Thousands of people clad in red, white and blue waited hours in line to listen to Trump speak.
    Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
  • The long hours of immersion in cold water and the strain of swimming fully clothed through turbulent waves toward the tantalizingly near shoreline must have drained the last bit of endurance from him.
    Jim Hoagland, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • But when Sam started posting generic photos of a beautiful, scantily clad woman on Instagram, he was dismayed to find that none of the content was hitting.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The star occasionally wanders back to the monitor to giggle with good-natured self-deprecation at his scantily clad spectacle.
    Sarah Rodman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But the visitors from Memphis were a husk of that outfit, a cavalcade of new faces and Golden State castoffs being observed by the ghost of Ja Morant garbed in street clothes.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • He was garbed in prison attire and did not speak during the brief hearing.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Donning facial hair, bowler hats and narrow ties, a group of women costumed as men appear to pay court to the woman seated in the center of this photo, taken about 1905.
    Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • That’s played out across numerous collaborations over the last few decades, with pop culture-defining shoots lensed by Steven Klein and tours that followed costumed by the house.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The look also adds a variation on the modern royal power suit moment, with other famous royals like Kate Middleton, among others, regularly styling suited looks.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
  • But those seemed better suited to people who wanted to win hearts and minds through stirring oratory.
    Eli Durst, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Adjective
  • And even when the original clips of viral moments are authentic, they’re increasingly used as a launching point for embellished narratives and AI content – to capture an invested audience.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • There are also water features, including a small pond, and a covered pool table for entertaining.
    Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • Food and drink Planter’s, the main restaurant, offers a solid breakfast spread—a parade of continental, local, and global dishes—while Terrace Italian serves pizza and pasta, best experienced at night under the covered seating beside the illuminated pool and beachfront gardens.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026

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