GOWNED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus

gowned

verb

past tense of gown

as in clothed

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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Ed Sheeran strides to Taylor Swift wedding Ed Sheeran, clad in a bright aqua blue suit, arrived holding hands with wife Cherry Seaborn.

— Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 4 July 2026
That was enough for France, whose red, white and blue-clad fans looked plenty patriotic on July Fourth in the city where the United States was founded exactly 250 years earlier.

— Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026

Definition of clothed

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The actors learned how to sail and how to row and the boat’s 26-man crew were dressed as extras and incorporated into the movie.

— Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
The first photo showed a smiling Nicole cradling Kidman, dressed in a frilly white blouse and matching bow, at her hip.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 7 July 2026

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Indeed, Green throws off a kind of 1970s Wonder Woman vibe at times, especially given how she is costumed by Theresa Ham, and that adds to the fun.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Some of the episode’s interiors were built alongside the regular Widow’s Bay sets, so breaks for her –– while costumed in 18th century clothing –– were spent taking a breather on a city hall desk or lounging on a couch that would certainly be out of place in 1702.

— Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2026

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