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as in bandaging
to cover with a bandage
first wash and then dress the wound
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as in decorating
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 polishing
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 clothing
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
dressed the young girl in satin and lace
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as in costuming
to put on one's best or formal clothes
we don't usually dress for dinner
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as in growing
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 dressing
José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 23 May 2026
Tuchel does not want dressing-room cliques and has put a premium on having a unified group pulling in the same direction.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Brad Moon, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Catherine Zeta-Jones just offered up an example of how to do method dressing right.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 23 May 2026
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Noun
Alexa Chung and Tom Sturridge made an argument in favor of his-and-hers dressing in Anderson’s Dior—not matchy-matchy, yet equally appealing.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 23 May 2026
Tuchel does not want dressing-room cliques and has put a premium on having a unified group pulling in the same direction.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Verb
The first does a solid job of dressing the iPhone up like a classic Apple Macintosh 128K computer, the second turns my iPhone into a convincing (though oversized) version of an audio cassette.
—Brad Moon, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Catherine Zeta-Jones just offered up an example of how to do method dressing right.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dressing
Noun
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The plaster, cave-like living room (complete with a cozy fireplace) served as a backdrop for trivia night; the ice-cold creek, which snakes along the five-acre property, was our personal swimming spot to chase off the heat of the day.—
Aemilia Madden,
Vogue,
27 May 2026
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Architectural flex continues in the form of a sculptural staircase that connects the two levels, and which comes crafted with tailored plaster walls and handrails, punctuated with bronze skirting details.—
Ming Liu,
Robb Report,
24 May 2026
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Stand-out main courses include the New York strip steak served with a textural Spanish potato tortilla, and the sea trout bathed in a light cream sauce.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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Outside of smothered biscuit sandwiches, District Biskuits also sells mac and cheese, chicken tenders with various dipping sauces, waffle fries and other sides.—
Katelyn Umholtz,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2026
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In theory, these shocks are supposed to fade, and the greater good is served by merely bandaging the complaints of lower-income groups until the headline metrics herald an apparent return to normalcy.—
Gene Ludwig,
Fortune,
11 Jan. 2026
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After bandaging the bleeding leg Saturday, Bichette woke up sore Sunday, Schneider said.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The ingredients became rather expensive, not to mention that baking, assembling, decorating and transporting a carrot wedding cake was no small feat.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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For families The kids club is tucked away in a garden, with its own pool and water slide as well as a jungle gym and craft classes (like lantern-making, coconut leaf art, and seashell bracelet decorating) for children up to age 12.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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Another highlight of my visit was experiencing Bastien's Manicure, an in-spa collaboration with nail-care specialists Bastien Gonzalez, which pairs meticulous cuticle work and a thorough massage with a natural nail-polishing technique that eliminates the need for nail polish entirely.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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There’s the difficulty of sintering and polishing the ceramic, and then there’s maintaining the purity of the look.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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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
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The monochrome version turns shadows into muddy soup, while the color version seems chiefly designed to emphasize the high-pop color costuming that recalls the 1990 Warren Beatty Dick Tracy adaptation.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
26 May 2026
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The pas de deux between Billy and Kris is entrancingly sexy, and the film’s love relationship to movie magic is just as romantic, from Anderson’s grand-dame costuming to the matte paintings that serve as backdrops in both the film-within-the-film and the one containing it.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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Don’t let a little shade keep you from growing veggies; just be sure to pick the right ones.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 May 2026
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Droughts, unseasonal rains and harsh winds have affected yields across key cocoa growing regions globally in the last few years.—
Indrabati Lahiri,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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“Dressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dressing. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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