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Recent Examples of granny dress
Comes complete with an old granny dress, purse and wig.
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Katey Clifford, oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2020
Katey Clifford, oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for granny dress
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Explore boutiques like Amor & Rosas, known for kimonos embroidered by Chiapas collectives, and María Belen, offering handcrafted silver jewelry.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
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Every day, Instagram is flooded with countless carousels of girls roaming the streets of Tokyo in oversize denim jackets, or posing in kimonos on traditional tatami mats.—
Elena Clavarino,
Air Mail,
5 Apr. 2025
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To further the house’s connection to nature, Wright used flagstone flooring inside and out and employed large sheaths of glass windows for visual continuity.—
Elizabeth Fazzare,
Architectural Digest,
15 May 2025
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The case is likely to hinge on DNA evidence from a knife sheath, under a victim’s fingernails and in bloodstains.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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In President Donald Trump’s idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s, when top hats and shirtwaists were fashionable and typhoid fever often killed more soldiers than combat.—
Will Weissert,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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About 18 years ago, thick poison ivy covered 64 headstones in Staten Island’s Baron Hirsch Cemetery, including the one belonging to Beckie Neubauer, a 19-year-old Austrian immigrant who died in the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire.—
Maria Cramer,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Along with that, though, Johnson cited a couple of plays that likely would have ended as sacks in a non-practice setting and also volunteered that, throughout OTAs, the Bears first-unit defense had frequently been getting the better of the offense in end-of-half and end-of-game situational work.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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Stuffing fur into an old burlap sack or nylon stocking can be used to create a barrier on the edge of your garden.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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Wear them with wide-leg trousers and a crossbody bag in Rome or toss them on with a sundress for a sidewalk café lunch in Paris.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2025
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Style it with jeans and sneakers for a day of running errands, or dress it up with a sundress and sandals for dressier occasions.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
2 June 2025
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Real estate and homebuilding industries have historically resisted broad disclosure mandates, but recent flooding events have prompted a shift toward supporting more transparency.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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Meanwhile, population shifts to the South and away from blue states such as California and New York have forced Democrats to figure out how to win elsewhere to keep up electorally.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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These styles—like the retro housedress—are from another era of fashion that’s catching up as a trend today, so we’re thrilled to see that this cozy, refined staple of mid-century sleepwear is having a little renaissance.—
Clint Davis,
Southern Living,
21 Dec. 2024
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The movie’s male lead Dustin Milligan first appears in a mechanic’s jumpsuit, a style that was appropriated decades ago by the American designer Anne Fogarty, who borrowed from the uniform for a housedress in her own collection after being inspired by a gas station attendant.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
3 Sep. 2019
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Indiana owns a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals series after stealing Game 1 thanks to Tyrese Haliburton’s heroic last-second jumper to win it 111-110.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2025
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The Pacers erased a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter on Thursday, won the game on a Haliburton jumper before the buzzer and were attempting to open a third consecutive playoff series by winning the first two games on the road.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
9 June 2025
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“Granny dress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granny%20dress. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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