as in negligee
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Recent Examples of lingerie
English continues to model and has appeared in ads for NightLift lingerie and Ray-Ban.
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James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026
Gage’s Robert is also no slouch in the come-on department, gushing over Jack’s appearance and enticing him by wearing women’s lingerie and doing you don’t want to know what else.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
Younger shoppers seem unabashed in their love of the spectacle and sparkle, the glamour of the lingerie, notes CEO Hillary Super.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
In the realm of wedding guest dressing, this translates into lingerie dresses, velvet fabrics, column silhouettes, and babydoll styles.
—Tatiana Ojea, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
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James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Feb. 2026
Gage’s Robert is also no slouch in the come-on department, gushing over Jack’s appearance and enticing him by wearing women’s lingerie and doing you don’t want to know what else.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
Younger shoppers seem unabashed in their love of the spectacle and sparkle, the glamour of the lingerie, notes CEO Hillary Super.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
In the realm of wedding guest dressing, this translates into lingerie dresses, velvet fabrics, column silhouettes, and babydoll styles.
—Tatiana Ojea, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lingerie
Noun
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Intent on payback, Bernadine strips all of his clothing from the closet and begins tossing them into his BMW, power-walking between the closet and the vehicle in just a robe and a negligee, carting each load of belongings in a child’s wagon.—
Niela Orr,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Notably, while Fiyero is shirtless, Elphaba instead puts on the chunky knit over a knit negligee.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
3 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Cult London nightie brand If Only If offers cotton options in wafty whites or ginghams; and Bocan’s range of silk slips and robes in both demure and rich colors are handmade by artisans in the family’s atelier in Bursa, Turkey.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Soon after, an army of local women show up, strip a wary Julia of her gown and pray over her naked belly before dressing her in a new nightie and easing her down onto the bed.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Lingerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lingerie. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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