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Recent Examples of clothe Son Jack introduced the set alongside his four daughters Pearl, Andy, Minnie and Maple, with the whole family clad in Ozzy T-shirts. Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 Chair massage, familiar to us from nail salons, Central Park, and airports, also takes place clothed, on a special padded chair—conditions that seemed poised to stymie efforts at showmanship. Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 The counterprotesters stationed themselves on the first floor in the center of the City Hall rotunda while the police union marched in circles above them around the second-floor atrium outside the mayor's office, clad in black MPA T-shirts. Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025 For starters, hundreds of fans clad in Chiefs gear and bearing signs greeted them with various degrees of giddiness as the team passed through customs late Wednesday night. Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for clothe
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Verb
  • Julia was dressed in a chic oversized suit (her specialty) and heeled boots and a white striped tie, while Roberts wore a semi-sheer black gown with minimal jewelry.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
  • During this year’s All-Star Weekend, Colson did a stand-up comedy routine, opening for Leslie Jones and Cedric the Entertainer; Brooks dressed her in an all-leather getup from designer Karl Kani, the same designer Dave Chappelle wore in his classic 1993 Just For Laughs set.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • Kaivan Shroff, a 2024 delegate for Harris, said the former vice president has the right to tell the story of her campaign, as does Biden, who has conducted a few interviews and speeches since leaving office.
    Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Cox said there was no information leading authorities to believe there was a second person involved.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But since that meeting, during which allies expressed optimism of a path forward on security guarantees, no progress has materialized.
    Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The vote to approve Miran’s nomination passed 48-47, along party lines, with Democrats expressing concern about the appointment impacting the central bank’s independence.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 11 Aug. 2021
  • The rapper has partnered with an unusually diverse array of brands to churn out everything from food to apparel to toys and more.
    Kim Bhasin, Bloomberg.com, 8 Oct. 2020
Verb
  • But Karl Maybach’s greatest contribution to the wonders of European civilization were his enormously powerful diesel engines that gave birth to the very first high-speed trains of Europe, emphatically putting steam trains out of business.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Studies put misread rates between 10% and 35%, depending on conditions.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Chris Bauer, who played the gruff yet good-hearted sheriff Andy Bellefleur in the series, is married to costume designer Laura Bauer.
    Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The production is costumed by British fashion house Paul Smith.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But the report doesn’t articulate any strategy for what will be done about it once the research is complete.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
  • A student who pursues an academic interest deeply, who invests in community meaningfully, who knows what sustains them, who grows from disagreement, and who articulates a clear sense of purpose will stand out not just in admissions, but in life.
    Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Bear actress Molly Gordon was all smiles in a black-and-white striped strapless Giorgio Armani column gown from the label's Fall Winter 1996 collection and a Tiffany & Co.
    Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Jenna Ortega dazzled in a jeweled bodice gown made by Givenchy by Sarah Burton, while presenter Kristin Bell opted for a gorgeous, barely-there Armani Privè gown for her first Emmy nomination.
    Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Clothe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clothe. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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