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to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
firefighters garbed in protective gear
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Recent Examples of garbed
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
He was garbed in prison attire and did not speak during the brief hearing.
—Julie Carr Smyth, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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
He was garbed in prison attire and did not speak during the brief hearing.
—Julie Carr Smyth, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for garbed
Adjective
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Answering questions, dressed head-to-toe in a red uniform, minutes from taking the field — this isn’t a typical morning for him these days.—
Noah White,
Washington Post,
14 June 2026
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On one side stood Togo, dressed head to toe in highlighter yellow.—
Ryan Lenora Brown,
NPR,
14 June 2026
Verb
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On Saturday afternoon, thousands of Brazil fans, clad in highlighter yellow jerseys, made the trek to New York/New Jersey Stadium (MetLife Stadium) to watch their team play Morocco in its first game of this World Cup.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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Two sides of the building are clad in giant words, the letters 5 feet tall, drawn from his 2015 speech marking the 50th anniversary of the civil rights marches from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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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
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The woman in the photo was scantily clad, with tattoos in the same places as MG.—
Ej Dickson,
Wired News,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Always elegantly attired, always thirsty, never drunk.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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The open concept and casually attired employees bear a resemblance to countless other start-ups.—
Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Accessibility While a number of rooms and the hot springs are accessible, many of the activities are not well suited for those with limited mobility.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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Some of this can be put down to the production; Kartel’s longtime collaborator and established hitmaker TJ Records conjures a palette more suited to the trebly ionosphere of Spotify streams than the groundshaking speaker stacks that once fortified dancehall’s earthly domain.—
Edwin “STATS” Houghton,
Pitchfork,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and the Popular Mobilization Forces in Iraq are all still standing, and the memorandum names Lebanon as a covered front.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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As told on a sign under the covered patio, there’s a bit of a dress code.—
Jenna Thompson
June 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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The results indicate that officers were often sidestepping explicitly asking for search consent, in favor of veiled and passive language that was difficult for people to understand in real time.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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This focuses readers on the all-black uniforms of the veiled pupils, who—in a long frame at the center of the page—sit between the looming, frowning teacher on the right and Marji on the left, who stands up to explain that her uncle was executed by the Islamic regime.—
Hillary Chute,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
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“Garbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garbed. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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