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as in to dress
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
they liked to clothe the twins in identical outfits just to confuse people
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as in to say
to convey in appropriate or telling terms
regulations clothed in obscure terminology
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Recent Examples of clothe
Wave upon wave of fans clad in purple and in a celebratory mood will make their way to Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday evening.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 28 May 2025
Built on a double-axle trailer, it's clad in standing seam metal siding, with wooden accenting, and has a length of 20 ft (6 m).
—Adam Williams
may 27, New Atlas, 27 May 2025
Zebra Club drew nearly 100 fans clad in team colors.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
Men clad in DayGlo vests and hardhats chatted as the whine of a flying cargo drone echoed through the valley.
—Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 23 May 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 28 May 2025
Built on a double-axle trailer, it's clad in standing seam metal siding, with wooden accenting, and has a length of 20 ft (6 m).
—Adam Williams
may 27, New Atlas, 27 May 2025
Zebra Club drew nearly 100 fans clad in team colors.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2025
Men clad in DayGlo vests and hardhats chatted as the whine of a flying cargo drone echoed through the valley.
—Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clothe
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He is dressed in a blue suit with one of his signature red ties, and an American flag is pinned to his left lapel.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
3 June 2025
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To dress in whatever constitutes your best, and displays your sense of self, honors the body in a way that the world often doesn’t.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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But Kenny said there has been progress in finding new tenants.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
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Another victim was also found dead at the scene from an apparent gunshot wound, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2025
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Trump’s affinity for Musk did not extend to the broader Republican party, however, as many GOP lawmakers publicly expressed doubts about the cuts Musk made.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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However, a number of European leaders have expressed concerns over the Israel’s actions in Gaza in recent days.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 May 2025
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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
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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
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Trump was given 10 days to put the injunction into effect, per the order accompanying the ruling.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Moira puts Morck in charge of the initiative, sending him down to a glorified bathroom in a subbasement, providing no additional resources and moving the budget into other underserved departments.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
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Bread crumbs • Props to the hair, makeup, and costuming departments for differentiating Kiki’s Simone from pre-Michaela Simone, who showed up to the island with a scraggly ponytail, a gray button-down, uneven skin, and scrawled tattoos.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Merry Tunes: Learn the story behind the new songs with EGOT-winning songwriting duo, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Fairy Tale Fashion: Receive an in-depth look at the fashion and costuming for the film from legendary costume designer Sandy Powell.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Eventually, employees could articulate the mission in their own words, making execution faster and more aligned.—
David Villa,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Those words, immodest, carried away with possibility and essentially romantic, are articulated in the new documentary Kerouac’s Road: The Beat of a Nation, which makes its premiere this evening at Tribeca Festival in New York.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
5 June 2025
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Netanyahu even had a document prepared, phrased as if Bar had written it, for the agency chief to sign.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2025
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Include how to phrase these questions tactfully and what responses might indicate a poor fit.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Clothe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clothe. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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