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Recent Examples of hosiery
Plus, more shoe adjacency offerings such as hosiery, eyewear, cold weather accessories, and handbags, primarily focused on the beaded trend.
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Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In addition to hats, hosiery, and purses, in the 1950s a woman’s gloves helped avoid inadvertent intimacy with men.
—Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
Where to eat Bastion, run by the Goldbergs and their partner chef Josh Habiger, is within a pair of 1885 buildings known as the Houston Station, formerly a hosiery mill and a syrup company.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 5 Aug. 2025
Threads & Legs: 660 Woodward Ave., No. 15 (in the First National Building)
Threads & Legs, a women’s clothing and hosiery boutique, is offering a free pair of Detroit Lions earrings with any purchase this Black Friday, while supplies last.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 22 May 2025
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Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In addition to hats, hosiery, and purses, in the 1950s a woman’s gloves helped avoid inadvertent intimacy with men.
—Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
Where to eat Bastion, run by the Goldbergs and their partner chef Josh Habiger, is within a pair of 1885 buildings known as the Houston Station, formerly a hosiery mill and a syrup company.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 5 Aug. 2025
Threads & Legs: 660 Woodward Ave., No. 15 (in the First National Building)
Threads & Legs, a women’s clothing and hosiery boutique, is offering a free pair of Detroit Lions earrings with any purchase this Black Friday, while supplies last.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hosiery
Noun
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The black and white Original Penguin logo on her socks and wristbands anchor the look.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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And whoever was selling Ford kooky socks at Paul Smith agreed, apparently.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Browsing lacy stockings and harnesses at Wendy’s Lingerie on Maple Avenue, Faith Avila, 24, and her friend had no idea that a mere 24 hours before, the intersection a few yards away had been locked down by federal agents.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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The Turf Club Motor Inn was the scene of at least one other grisly murder — a woman found dead in November, 1987 bound and gagged with nylon stockings, her face beaten.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Regular cleaning of your washer removes detergent and fabric softener residue that can feed mold and mildew, and strips away mineral build-up that can clog hoses and redeposit on fabrics, leaving them stiff.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2026
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Sears says the risk of laundry machines next to poorly insulated walls is the possibility of ice forming in hoses and pumps.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Hosiery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hosiery. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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