as in clothing
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
men attired in tuxedos for the awards banquet
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dressing
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For another easy Halloween get-up, consider dressing as Saoirse Ronan's titular character in Lady Bird.—
Emma Kershaw,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025 -
Without spoiling the climax, A Tale of Two Sisters uses the haunted house motif almost as a window dressing to obscure the psychological aspects at play in this immensely enthralling, supernatural flick.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Attiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attiring. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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