chap

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Recent Examples of chap Despite the chaps restricting her movement, Beyoncé keeps her cool. Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 6 June 2025 His outfit featured a striking yellow and black plaid blazer adorned with eye-catching details, paired with matching plaid chaps layered over denim. Essence, 30 May 2025 There have been many looks incorporating Western-glam: sparkly chaps, cowboy hats, boots and piles of fringe. Caché McClay, USA Today, 26 May 2025 Zaldy has gone western, wearing brown-suede chaps studded with silver coins under his fur coat. Amy Virshup, Vulture, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for chap
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Noun
  • Jayson Tatum landed in a Boston situation that didn’t rely on him to be the guy until Year 3.
    Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 26 June 2025
  • While the fan messages did make the guys laugh, a lot of it was thanks to their ribbing of each other and themselves.
    Anna Chan, Billboard, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Often, wealthy parents pay Riley, a director and senior admissions consultant at Ivy Academic Prep, to help guide their kids when applying for college.
    Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 30 June 2025
  • The hilarious comedian brings the heat (and the guilt trips) in her Hulu debut special, taking aim at husbands, kids, in-laws, and anyone who dares question an Indian mom’s wisdom.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Ironically, the gentleman is an elementary school principal.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
  • The elegant procession of gentlemen dressed in designer Simon Holloway’s modern English menswear wardrobe was transporting.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Being a child, over 65 or pregnant puts you at greater risk, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
    Joel Shannon, USA Today, 21 June 2025
  • He was hired to perform an autopsy on the child, who died while Ross was in delivery.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • By gender, similar disparities to 2023 remained, with males having a rate more than four times that of females.
    Marcos Magaña, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
  • The suspect is described as a male in his 30s, last seen wearing a dark-colored jacket and black pants.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Thompson said mother bears may expand their range while teaching cubs where to look for food while older, juvenile bears — those between the ages of 18 and 30 months — will leave their mother’s home range and travel in search of a new place to settle down.
    Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025
  • The cub was initially treated at Serrano Animal and Bird Hospital in Orange County, before being transferred to the humane society for his long-term rehab.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • Work on getting rugs and maybe take your shoes off once in a while, but don’t let this dude bully you!
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 June 2025
  • Steven is a remarkably busy dude, though – not to say that these folks aren’t.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 June 2025

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“Chap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chap. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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