Definition of clothesnext

clothes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of clothe

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of clothes
Plural noun
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 See All Example Sentences for clothes
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clothes
Verb
  • Later, CeCe dresses her up in a pink tutu and makes up a dance for her kitten.
    Parents, Parents, 31 July 2026
  • Young, who dresses Dakota Johnson, Julianne Moore, and Scarlett Johansson, spotlighted it as an essential for summer travel in her latest Quince curation.
    Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • The number of products deployed or dollars spent says little about an organization’s ability to withstand an attack.
    Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The suit says La Strada twice raised concerns with Hoskins, but his Capitol security badge then was deactivated before a hearing in the case and he was fired effective May 1.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The night also saw modern iterations of court costumes from the 17th and 18th centuries.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Seven days of building both the Ice King and Charlie the Unicorn costumes with much trial and error have culminated in her decision to go as the Ice King for the first day of San Diego Comic-Con.
    Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Belinda expresses interest in acting and dance but also doesn’t want to leave the countryside.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Likewise, when a veteran employee expresses hesitation about a new operational structure, do not label them as resistant to change.
    Kent Ingle, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Like many workplace phrases, its meaning depends on context, relationship and power.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Because Survivor 42 followed the same format with all the exact same twists from Survivor 41—Prisoner's Dilemma, goofy phrases, Hourglass twist, Shot in the Dark, Do or Die—along with many of the same challenges, the entire season often felt like a rerun.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • The lawsuit states that Baker-Mazara had an invite to a pre-NBA draft event rescinded because of his USC exit.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The inappropriate touching included slapping her on the buttocks and touching her hair and thighs, the report states.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Having receiver Cam Coleman opposite Ryan Wingo puts opposing secondaries between a rock and a hard place, because double-teaming one can result in the other going off.
    The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • That puts the network front and center, and it must be engineered as a first-class part of the architecture, rather than ordered last.
    Ido Susan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Instead, the playbook is straightforward – identify a problem, then propose an overly restrictive governing scheme that couches the political favoritism as a beneficial expansion of the regulatory state.
    Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

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“Clothes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clothes. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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