as in clothing
covering for the human body
put on your warmest clothes—it's freezing outside
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as in dresses
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 says
to convey in appropriate or telling terms
regulations clothed in obscure terminology
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Recent Examples of clothes
Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 3 Feb. 2023
As a matter of fact, some of those clothes were my own — my own sweatpants and my own t-shirt.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2023
He was found under a pile of clothes in the basement of the house.
—Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2023
The regional winter response team got to work early Monday providing shelter, meals, showers and a change of clothes to vulnerable populations as freezing temperatures and sleet crept into the area.
—Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2023
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Experts say these are the types of clothes that are fine to wear repeatedly without washing.
—Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 3 Feb. 2023
As a matter of fact, some of those clothes were my own — my own sweatpants and my own t-shirt.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2023
He was found under a pile of clothes in the basement of the house.
—Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2023
The regional winter response team got to work early Monday providing shelter, meals, showers and a change of clothes to vulnerable populations as freezing temperatures and sleet crept into the area.
—Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clothes
puts
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As Princess puts it, if a family of four is booking one stateroom, the kids sail free.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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But some of his behavior bears the hallmarks of emotional abuse, which puts this in a different category.—
R. Eric Thomas,
The Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Clothes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clothes. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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