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as in dress
a garment with a joined blouse and skirt usually worn by a woman or girl
a shopping trip for the express purpose of finding the perfect gown for the wedding
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as in pajamas
a loose pullover garment worn in bed
answered the front door still dressed in the gown that she had been sleeping in
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as in to dress
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
a Renaissance portrait of a queen gowned in exotic silks and satins
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Recent Examples of gown
Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
While promoting her latest film, The Materialists, newly-single Johnson has pulled off everything from sheer gowns to plunging necklines.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 12 June 2025
Right now, students are donning their caps and gowns and graduating from high schools all over the country.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 11 June 2025
Boho french curl braids styled in an elegant updo with face-framing curls showed off the collar of her floor-length tuxedo inspired gown.
—Cierra Black, Essence, 11 June 2025
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Noun
The ranks of amateur chasers has gown exponentially in the past decade.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
While promoting her latest film, The Materialists, newly-single Johnson has pulled off everything from sheer gowns to plunging necklines.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 12 June 2025
Right now, students are donning their caps and gowns and graduating from high schools all over the country.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 11 June 2025
Boho french curl braids styled in an elegant updo with face-framing curls showed off the collar of her floor-length tuxedo inspired gown.
—Cierra Black, Essence, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gown
Noun
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Her Dolce & Gabbana wedding dress was a mermaid-style lace gown with sheer long sleeves and a high neckline.—
Janelle Ash , Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
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Whether you’re headed to brunch or a casual beach wedding, shop this tiered maxi dress for under $50.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
28 June 2025
Verb
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The two sections of the building are constructed of a spruce framework clad in smooth oak panels, while the central gate is made from traditional 6-inch pine logs.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 June 2025
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Set in the year 3333 on a desolate alien world, players take on the role of the Swordsman, a somewhat blank slate character with minimalist features clad in a tattered cloak.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2025
Noun
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If Pamela Anderson is wearing a nightgown as a dress, so am I.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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One doll, the height of a 3-foot-3 child, was dressed in a white nightgown and laid out on a couch.—
Catherine Porter,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
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For global travelers, Times Square a must-see, standing among the skyscrapers and screens among the street performers and costumed characters luring travelers (and SNL comedians, as Colin Jost told Travel + Leisure).—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2025
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Doing so entailed spending $150,000 in first-year start-up costs like costuming and sound equipment, creating everything from backing tracks to background visuals, booking 100-plus gigs and swiftly quitting her wealth management job.—
Leena Tailor,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
Noun
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The pair appear in a series of flamboyant poses: noodling on a piano; smoking solemnly in front of art works; curtsying mid-phone call in a risqué nightdress.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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With my hair one day past acceptably unwashed and my weird nightdress.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
29 Nov. 2023
Noun
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My great-grandmother in Georgia always wore a full-length dressing gown, while one of my Ohio grandmothers liked silky two-piece sets, and the other preferred flannel nightshirts with a rounded yoke that looked like something out of Little House on the Prairie.—
Clint Davis,
Southern Living,
21 Dec. 2024
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Petite Plume also sells silk pajama sets and nightshirts in whimsical prints, to make for a memorable gift.—
Tanya Benedicto Klich,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Beside him was Janet, his second wife, who was two decades younger and smartly attired in shades, a plaid sunhat, and a sleeveless blouse.—
Alec Nevala-Lee
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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The Fisherman's Ring Once attired in his vestments, the pontiff returns to the Sistine Chapel and sits on a papal chair.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Several other analysts sprinkled their response to the earnings call with optimistic observations about Super, who has led the lingerie shop since last September and was hired to revamp a brand that has spent the past six years careening from one disaster to the next.—
Alicia Adamczyk,
Fortune,
28 June 2025
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Taking a break from Brat green, Charli opted for a Barbie pink U-plunge bra and thong from lingerie brand Fleur du Mal.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
25 June 2025
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“Gown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gown. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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