clothing 1 of 2

noun

ˈklō-t͟hiŋ How to pronounce clothing (audio)
Definition of clothingnext
as in clothes
covering for the human body a store that sells both men's and women's clothing

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verb

present participle of clothe
1
as in dressing
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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2
as in saying
to convey in appropriate or telling terms regulations clothed in obscure terminology

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Recent Examples of clothing
Noun
Organizers advocate for responsible clothing-optional use of public lands. — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026 New clothing needs is one way that retailers stand to benefit from GLP-1 usage. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
Not feeding the hungry, not tending to the sick, not clothing the naked, not welcoming the refugee. — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026 This is like inviting a homeless person into your home, sheltering them, feeding them, clothing them, educating them, and having that person's confidant leak that the newly comfortable person doesn't think less of you. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for clothing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clothing
  1. attire
  2. dressing
  3. saying
  4. apparel
  5. costuming
  6. expressing
  7. dress
  8. putting
Noun
  • His fluctuating weight, ruddy cheeks and occasionally ill-fitting attire — commenters on social media rarely needed an excuse to zero in on him.
    — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Tuipulotu, who was a full participant in minicamp, did individual work off to the side during Wednesday’s practice and was in general workout attire rather than in a helmet, jersey and football pants like his teammates.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of attire
Verb
  • Caught between a defensive line of fans, an array of worried and/or triggered observers, and people dressing their gleeful critiques of a woman’s body in the guise of concern, Grande interjects some of the slowest, somberest music of her career.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Dust ruffles may have gone the way of the dodo after their heyday in the maximalist ’80s, but the absolute best bed skirts (done up in cottagecore ginghams and frothy sateens) are putting the antiquated bed dressing back on the map.
    — Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of dressing
Verb
  • That contradicts what many publishers have been saying, though most publishers are of course wary of sharing too many proprietary numbers publicly.
    — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
  • After county planning officials issued a report stating construction wouldn’t impact the environment, Fish and Game countered, saying the report wasn’t thorough, and a qualified biologist will have to survey the site.
    — Bay City News, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of saying
Noun
  • Today the marketplace hosts livestream auctions across categories including apparel, sneakers, luxury accessories, trading cards, sports memorabilia, watches, beauty products, food and beverages, and clearance merchandise.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Prepare for a full Telfar experience, like the floor-to-ceiling screens playing videos on a loop and the white space that makes the brand’s unisex apparel and denim pop from under clothing racks.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of apparel
Verb
  • The seasonal job is part of her plan to eventually move to New York City and pursue her dream of working in wardrobe and costuming for Broadway, film and other productions.
    — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 19 July 2026
  • That attention to detail was present across all of the show’s departments, from sets and costuming to the cameras that captured it all.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
Definition of costuming
Verb
  • Coursera founder Daphne Koller shared her early fascination with programming and mathematical models, expressing hope that AI can be deployed ethically to create a better, more egalitarian world.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • There was a diversity of perspectives at the table, with some expressing deep concern about AI while others saw it as a tool.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Definition of expressing
Noun
  • Supermodels Carol Gracias walked out in the first look — a sherwani jacket worn over an anarkali dress, carrying a briefcase embroidered with the map of India.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • During one scene, Einbinder — dressed in a replica of a black dress Gyllenhaal wore in the original film — acted out an explicit orgasm as described in the script, breaking character in the middle of the scene to double over laughing.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 29 July 2026
Definition of dress
Verb
  • Amazon shares gained 4% and hit a new all-time high on Monday, putting its market cap over the $3 trillion threshold for the first time following a better-than-expected earnings report last week.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But goals like putting data centers in space would take multiple years, if not decades, to accomplish.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of putting

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