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
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My wife is lovely and dresses me.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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Back in the bamboo and tarpaulin tents which blanket the hillsides of Cox’s Bazar, refugee Mariam Khatun dresses her three small children and prepares a meal – these daily tasks the only thing keeping her going since the death of her eldest daughter, Estafa.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Boals Moeller says the recent AI breakthrough is no different.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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People with a nonfunctioning ANGPTL3 gene — which Natarajan says applies to about 1 in 250 people in the US — have lifelong levels of low LDL cholesterol and triglycerides without any apparent negative consequences.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Those costumes from the original Broadway production, including the Schuyler sisters’ winter ball gowns, Hamilton, Jefferson and Burr’s suits, as well as King George’s outfit, are all featured among the exhibit, too.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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Here are five tips for creating last-minute DIY KPop Demon Hunters Halloween costumes.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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As advocates have pointed out, these qualifiers are vague enough that they could be wielded against anyone who expresses their sexuality or defies traditional gender roles.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
7 Nov. 2025
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Miss Universe President expresses 'Great indignation' Rocha began his statement by expressing solidarity with the 122 delegates before criticizing Nawat's actions.—
Paula Soria,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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To this day, people come up to him and quote phrases his character used to utter.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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In essence, the Iowa and West Virginia sports cases ask the court to rule whether a transgender girl – a person assigned male at birth who has transitioned to align with their identity as a girl or woman, as the AP Stylebook phrases it – is a girl or a boy.—
Morgan Marietta,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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In a January 2025 report from Puck, which cited multiple sources, the settlement reportedly states that the Chandlers are not to be mentioned or dramatized in any film about Michael.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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The United Airlines website states that customers can also reschedule their trip for free, during this time.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Nov. 2025
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This kind of price tag puts Tucker in reach of teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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One alternate ending in particular puts the phenomenon in a different light.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Nov. 2025
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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 11 Nov. 2025.
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