as in clothing
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
the days when people, costumed in their Sunday best, would parade along the grand avenue on Easter
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Recent Examples of costuming
Koupparis, who makes costuming a speciality, is among the most senior members of this group, which first numbered about 15 people when it was founded in 2013.
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Neda Ulaby, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
Whelan said that a costuming Easter egg in the play pays tribute to original Love Boat captain Gavin MacLeod.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2025
Swift previously released the album variants, the Dazzling Shiny Bug Vinyl Collection and Baby, That's Show Business Vinyl Collection, with glamorous photos and costuming.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Similarly to WandaVision, Selon was able to play with costuming the characters in different genres for each of the trials on the road, while keeping consistent through lines of color and accessories.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
Additionally, these two key innovators are deeply committed to showcasing their limitless potential through garb and costuming.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Aug. 2025
Neda Ulaby, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
Whelan said that a costuming Easter egg in the play pays tribute to original Love Boat captain Gavin MacLeod.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Sep. 2025
Swift previously released the album variants, the Dazzling Shiny Bug Vinyl Collection and Baby, That's Show Business Vinyl Collection, with glamorous photos and costuming.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Similarly to WandaVision, Selon was able to play with costuming the characters in different genres for each of the trials on the road, while keeping consistent through lines of color and accessories.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
Additionally, these two key innovators are deeply committed to showcasing their limitless potential through garb and costuming.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for costuming
dressing
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Elsewhere a fresh sense of femininity took shape as Prada offered a free and fluid way of dressing with unexpected silhouettes and pairings, while Fendi leaned into a youthful and playful energy through use of unexpected color and mixed fabrications.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Elliott believes that his cast dressing to the nines in outrageously glamorous frocks and bejeweled Carmen Miranda-style headgear atop their wigs, helped pave the way for the likes of RuPaul’s Drag Race to enter the mainstream.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Costuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costuming. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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