as in clothing
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
all decked out in our finest outfits for the wedding
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The play spirits us into the busy activities of a woman managing the daily economies of a Stratford household — dressing her children, taking care of provisions, fielding letters from a husband whose career keeps him away in London.—
Rhoda Feng,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026 -
The restaurant bakes the chicken and Caesar dressing into the dough to make Caesar crust and builds a chicken Caesar salad on top of it.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
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From Wednesday on, the real heat wave begins to take a foothold with highs for many areas getting up into the 80s to finish the week.—
Dave Aguilera,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Most are getting up there in age, making their runs more notable.—
Todd Holcomb,
AJC.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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Benioff had revealed over the summer that AI was already doing up to 50% of the work at the company.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
21 Dec. 2025
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The good news, however, is that even casual fans of their music can enjoy and appreciate what Joseph and Dun are doing up there.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Decking (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decking%20%28out%29. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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