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Recent Examples of lingerie
Silk and lace, including lingerie, are generally safe to wash using a short, slow washer cycle.
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Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2026
Victoria's Secret — The lingerie retailer raised its full-year guidance after beating fiscal first-quarter earnings expectations.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 June 2026
The 22-year-old model and estranged daughter of Elon Musk stars in a new Pride campaign from Rihanna's lingerie brand.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Natori’s Feathers bra has earned a devoted following among lingerie experts and editors for its shallow plunge cups, which fit snugly against flatter chests.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 1 June 2026
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Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2026
Victoria's Secret — The lingerie retailer raised its full-year guidance after beating fiscal first-quarter earnings expectations.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 June 2026
The 22-year-old model and estranged daughter of Elon Musk stars in a new Pride campaign from Rihanna's lingerie brand.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
Natori’s Feathers bra has earned a devoted following among lingerie experts and editors for its shallow plunge cups, which fit snugly against flatter chests.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lingerie
Noun
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The Emmy Award nominee posed in a gold halter top in another photo and modeled a sheer white babydoll negligee adorned with pink roses over white lingerie in one shot.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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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
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 14 Jun. 2026.
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