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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Seeing the wall police breached to give people inside the club a chance to get out, or the bathrooms and dressing rooms where people hid, prayed for survival or reached out to family and friends carries an impact that spells out this nation’s terrifying vulnerability to gun violence.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
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By Saturday, that approach had narrowed into black-on-black Balenciaga runway dressing.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
8 Mar. 2026
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It’s been good to see him back and getting up and down.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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However, as Bowness has stressed all week, the Blue Jackets aren’t the only club getting up to speed.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 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 10 Mar. 2026.
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