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Recent Examples of hosiery
Its wider portfolio also includes the retailer Intermix plus a clutch of hosiery and innerwear players: Dim, Intermix, Playtex, Wonderbra, Bellinda and La Senza.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 18 Apr. 2025
This bundle of fine-mesh bags from Laundress New York includes one small bag, ideal for hosiery and lingerie, and one large bag, ideal for sweaters and larger items.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
While the boxer shorts trend and bras-as-tops look were plenty prevalent (as in seasons past), the more unexpected look came via hosiery.
—Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2025
For her big day, Bianca wore a backless black halter top paired with hosiery.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 18 Apr. 2025
This bundle of fine-mesh bags from Laundress New York includes one small bag, ideal for hosiery and lingerie, and one large bag, ideal for sweaters and larger items.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
While the boxer shorts trend and bras-as-tops look were plenty prevalent (as in seasons past), the more unexpected look came via hosiery.
—Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2025
For her big day, Bianca wore a backless black halter top paired with hosiery.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hosiery
Noun
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Fungus thrives in warm, moist areas, so having your sweaty feet stuffed inside shoes and socks all day can create an ideal environment for fungus to grow.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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For Myers, the bold socks and glossy heel offered a fresh punctuation mark — finishing a uniform look that felt equal parts costume, commentary and character study.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Cardi completed the edgy ensemble with black fishnet stockings, black leather lace-up knee-high heels and oversize chunky hoop earrings in silver.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Today’s news is a very full stocking of brand new LLM editions from three of the biggies – OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Typically, the herbicide is either sprayed at the surface level or it is mixed into a sinking solution that is injected under the water through hoses.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
12 Aug. 2025
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Water with a sprinkler or use a gentle shower setting on your hose.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Hosiery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hosiery. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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