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as in bandaged
to cover with a bandage
first wash and then dress the wound
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as in adorned
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
let's dress up the room with some greenery for the holiday party
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as in polished
to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure
dress the granite block to be used as the headstone on all four sides
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as in clad
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
dressed the young girl in satin and lace
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as in clothed
to put on one's best or formal clothes
we don't usually dress for dinner
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as in grew
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
dress the beans by applying fertilizer once a week
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Recent Examples of dressed
Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
Players are rushing to get showered, dressed, fed and present with family members who traveled for the game, all before being chauffeured away in the bus to the team plane.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Gabi Hitchcock, a 25-year-old member of Indivisible Charlotte, came dressed in a Portland Frog costume.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2025
Pointy-toe high heels and mules grounded the more dressed up looks, and thongs and flip-flop varieties showed up everywhere.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Does your approach to getting dressed change day to day?
—Olivia Allen, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025
Some people incorporate sugar skull face painting or wear masks that represent calacas (skeletons) or catrinas/catrines, the elegantly dressed skeletal figures associated with Día de los Muertos.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Gothic cathedrals, art deco villas, vintage yellow trams, impeccably dressed signore, bright red Negronis glinting in the sun—these are some of the most classic symbols of Milan, but there’s a whole other side to the city, one that’s contemporary, cosmopolitan, and just plain cool.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Mac Jones appreciates showing up for work well-dressed.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
For makeup, the artist dressed Kardashian’s face with bubblegum pink blush and and dusty pink shadow.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Videos created with the platform have gained viral attention for their uncanny realism, spawning clips of everything from Mickey Mouse skateboarding to Jake Paul dressed as Tinkerbell.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
In 1990, for example, two robbers dressed as Boston police officers talked their way into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, restrained the guards and made off with 13 pieces of artwork 81 minutes later.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Donna, dressed in purple jail attire, teared up as Graber, a Broward obstetrician/gynecologist and former state lawmaker, spoke.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Maass traced her rounds, dressed in crisp blue-and-white stripes, white muslin cap with a black ribbon, thermometer pushed through a buttonhole.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Looming behind them is a group of bearded, glowering militants, dressed in tunics and turbans, some holding assault rifles.
—T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
Over the past week, protesters have gathered outside the ICE facility, dressed in costumes and standing around, with the occasional brawl breaking out between counterprotesters.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
This training will be in water so come dressed to get wet.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
Players are rushing to get showered, dressed, fed and present with family members who traveled for the game, all before being chauffeured away in the bus to the team plane.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
Gabi Hitchcock, a 25-year-old member of Indivisible Charlotte, came dressed in a Portland Frog costume.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2025
Pointy-toe high heels and mules grounded the more dressed up looks, and thongs and flip-flop varieties showed up everywhere.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Does your approach to getting dressed change day to day?
—Olivia Allen, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025
Some people incorporate sugar skull face painting or wear masks that represent calacas (skeletons) or catrinas/catrines, the elegantly dressed skeletal figures associated with Día de los Muertos.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Gothic cathedrals, art deco villas, vintage yellow trams, impeccably dressed signore, bright red Negronis glinting in the sun—these are some of the most classic symbols of Milan, but there’s a whole other side to the city, one that’s contemporary, cosmopolitan, and just plain cool.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Mac Jones appreciates showing up for work well-dressed.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The cover image isn't the only instance where the couple is dressed in coordinating looks.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
For makeup, the artist dressed Kardashian’s face with bubblegum pink blush and and dusty pink shadow.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Videos created with the platform have gained viral attention for their uncanny realism, spawning clips of everything from Mickey Mouse skateboarding to Jake Paul dressed as Tinkerbell.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
In 1990, for example, two robbers dressed as Boston police officers talked their way into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, restrained the guards and made off with 13 pieces of artwork 81 minutes later.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Donna, dressed in purple jail attire, teared up as Graber, a Broward obstetrician/gynecologist and former state lawmaker, spoke.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Maass traced her rounds, dressed in crisp blue-and-white stripes, white muslin cap with a black ribbon, thermometer pushed through a buttonhole.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Looming behind them is a group of bearded, glowering militants, dressed in tunics and turbans, some holding assault rifles.
—T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
Over the past week, protesters have gathered outside the ICE facility, dressed in costumes and standing around, with the occasional brawl breaking out between counterprotesters.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dressed
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Teasing the new season at the beginning of the first episode, which dropped on Thursday, the entrepreneur and reality star is seen going into an MRI scanner with her head appearing to be bandaged.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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His leg, now bandaged and propped on pillows, is missing five toes and the ball of the foot.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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The space has been decorated with powder pink rugs; stonewashed walls and mustard couches.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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The spooky lights are setting the mood inside and out, the doorway is decorated with pumpkins, skeletons and spiderwebs, the playlist is ready for the monsters to mash and the food table is topped with some grossly realistic-looking grub.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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The body of each tentacle is crafted out of resin, and the individual suckers are then painted and polished before being applied by hand.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Featuring a faux wrap neckline and a deep V-neck design, the sweater is sophisticated and polished enough for date nights, after-work cocktails, parties, and more.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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These approvals would enable architects and developers to use SUPERWOOD as cladding on taller buildings.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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That’s good, but cladding a phone whose raison d’etre is gorgeous, slim design seems less than ideal.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Air France, for its part, is undertaking a full-cabin makeover that adds business-class suites clad in sumptuous full-grain French leather.—
Chris Dong,
Robb Report,
18 Oct. 2025
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Dani Vogt, a 55-year-old attorney, was among the dozens clad in taco costumes.—
Madeline Armstrong,
Oc Register,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The second photo was noticeably different from the first, instead showing a recent image of heavy machinery smoothing gravel where lush green grass once grew.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Prestige beauty, which sits within the division, grew at mid-single digits as the overall market showed gradual improvement.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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K-pop star Choi Soobin made his first solo appearance at Paris Fashion Week for Valentino, and has been spotted decked head-to-toe in the brand at recent appearances.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
5 Oct. 2025
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The dance began with Irwin crouched atop a Jeep suped up for safari, with the junior conservationist correspondingly decked in the head-to-toe khaki uniform made famous by his dad.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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On board, passengers will be treated to eleven different bars and restaurants.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Oct. 2025
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But beyond the symbols, the science itself is moving quickly—in ways that may reshape how breast cancer is prevented, detected and treated.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Dressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dressed. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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