garbed 1 of 2

adjective

as in dressed

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verb

past tense of garb
as in clothed
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes firefighters garbed in protective gear

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Recent Examples of garbed
Verb
Alongside it is Footsi (1979), a video in which two fingers garbed in little shoes and socks move across the artist’s body. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026 The Qataris, garbed in white robes with red sashes, sat directly behind the goal in the lower bowl. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 June 2026 Her father's New Year's greeting card for 2023 showed King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida garbed in somber black, which many Thais saw as confirmation of the gravity of her condition. — CBS News, 12 June 2026 Her father's New Year’s greeting card for 2023 showed King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida garbed in somber black, which many Thais saw as confirmation of the gravity of her condition. — ABC News, 11 June 2026 Many of Furgeson’s subjects were displeased by his haughty musings, which would seem less out of place if he was garbed in a royal mantle and wielding a golden scepter. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 4 June 2026 He was garbed in prison attire and did not speak during the brief hearing. — Arkansas Online, 24 Jan. 2026 Only baby food, baby bottles and toddler toys were found inside the home, where the teenage boys were discovered garbed in diapers, according to a law enforcement source. — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garbed
  1. dressed
  2. clothed
  3. clad
  4. attired
  5. suited
  6. invested
  7. covered
  8. veiled
Adjective
  • Even better, Nicole Chavez, who has dressed stars like Bell, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Rachel Bilson, included them in her fall edit with Quince.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
  • If possible, visit the school before the first day, practice waking up at the time children will need to get up and walk through the normal morning routine, from breakfast to getting dressed.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of dressed
Verb
  • The model shown is also partly clad in timber-look aluminum accenting and has an optional deck area.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Jen Statsky, clad in a black naked dress, and Lucia Aniello, wearing a shimmery sleeveless brown number, were also present.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of clothed
Adjective
  • Dozens of Eckhaus Latta–clad, Tabi-toed aspiring downtown cool kids were lined up around the block to attend a poetry reading at the menswear store, headlined by writer Victoria Rose.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026
  • Playing for a state title in front of thousands of fans, many of the clad in red, was a fitting end.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Definition of clad
Verb
  • Always elegantly attired, always thirsty, never drunk.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
  • The open concept and casually attired employees bear a resemblance to countless other start-ups.
    — Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 28 May 2026
Definition of attired
Adjective
  • Beck never told Nilles what to play or how to play it, which left her with preconceptions ill-suited to Rush.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Human movements from motion capture and video are converted to a robot-compatible format through kinematic retargeting, while animation can provide movements that humans cannot perform or that are better suited to non-humanoid robots.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of suited
Adjective
  • And even when the original clips of viral moments are authentic, they’re increasingly used as a launching point for embellished narratives and AI content – to capture an invested audience.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of invested
Adjective
  • Since no public funds are used to buy shares and the bill specifically prohibits public bailouts of covered companies, the US public truly shares in the upside of AI.
    — Sarah Polcz, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
  • One of the biggest was the implementation of a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket costs for covered medications.
    — Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of covered
Adjective
  • Trump administration officials have characterized the numbers as a veiled threat against Trump following a social media post by former FBI Director James Comey.
    — James Powel, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Zuckerberg made what could be a veiled reference to Meta’s rivals without naming specific companies.
    — Kelvin Chan, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of veiled

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