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clothed

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verb

variants or clad
past tense of clothe

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Recent Examples of clothed
Adjective
The rest of the slideshow included four (clothed) mirror selfies and a close-up shot of a butter yellow sink. Emma Banks, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026 That is, until one of the semi-clothed workmen and his thick muscles catch her eye. David Opie, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025 Christian has relied on Medicaid to pay for the home health nurses and caregivers to maneuver the device to get from the bed to his wheelchair, showered, clothed and fed. Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Aug. 2025
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 Bathrooms are clad in natural stone and oxblood-hued tiles, and come stocked with Byredo products. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026 Scoggin was kicked off the Nebraska team a few days after teammates discovered her, fully clothed, in Love’s room during a road trip. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026 The walls are clad in mahogany, and the common spaces filled with the architect’s iconic woodwork and shelving. Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026 All the bedrooms can be found upstairs, including one that’s currently being used as an office and a primary suite flaunting dual dressing rooms and baths, plus a sauna clad in dark gray stone. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2026 The couple, clad in Padres gear, took in Sunday’s 12-7 come-from-ahead loss from a suite above the field. Dennis Lin, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026 Law-enforcement officers, clad in helmets and flak jackets and wielding long guns, materialized on the stage. Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clothed
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
  • Matter—slim, dark-haired, attired in a dark blue zip-up sweater and matinee idol handsome—is a natural entertainer who savored every moment holding a mic.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • They were identically attired, in a dark suit and dark glasses.
    Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Leon has expressed reservations about the project's $400 million private financing arrangement and the lack of congressional input.
    Arden Farhi, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Bureau employees expressed concerns that his behavior posed a threat to public safety.
    Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 28 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
  • Officers were also assisted at the scene by the Groton City Fire Department, police said.
    Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2026
  • He was arrested after firing a shotgun in the direction of stairs leading to the ballroom dinner area, prosecutors said in an April 29 court filing.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 5 May 2026
Verb
  • Paula, similarly robed, figures that surely Sarah must have an explanation for breaking in.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Still, politics are rarely articulated in #vintagelife, which, with its manic reiteration of past-tense norms, occupies a peculiar position in relation to mainstream culture.
    Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • In 1969, the chaos theory founder Edward Lorenz articulated the Butterfly Effect, in which a single, small action in one area can lead to broader, unexpected outcomes in others.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026

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“Clothed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clothed. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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