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Recent Examples of mikado
But this time around the Chanel pairing was the perfect combination of a crisp white silk blouse with ruffled cuffs tucked into a sweeping black mikado skirt.
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Alex Badia,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
Taiwan’s untamed mountains, like Jade Mountain—at nearly 13,000 feet the region’s highest peak, located in Yushan National Park—invite trekkers to rise above the clouds, where Formosan black bears roar and rare birds like the endemic mikado pheasant pass by.
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Alexandra Gillespie,
Outside Online,
16 Dec. 2024
One such element was a silk mikado ball skirt attached to an off-the-shoulder top that, when unpinned, transformed the garment from a gown to a jumpsuit finished with pearls and crystals.
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Sadiba Hasan Maansi Srivastava,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2024
Brides can choose from mikado and stretch satin mermaid, column and A-line silhouettes with a variety of necklines including sweetheart, cowl and off-the-shoulder.
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Erin Clack,
Peoplemag,
12 Mar. 2024
Standout dishes include Hiramasa crudo with avocado, black radish, and fresh yuzu; scallops wrapped in Savoy cabbage with a black truffle emulsion; spiced roast duck with turnips and Satsuma mandarins; and a poached lobster with endive mikado and malabar pepper sauce.
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William Li,
Town & Country,
20 Mar. 2023
Black mikado with tiers of fabric flounces, the look delivered enough drama to compete with the spectacle on-screen.
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Janelle Okwodu,
Vogue,
6 Sep. 2021
Gordon is squatting in the middle of the room in front of a strapless, white guipure-lace frock with black silk-mikado trim.
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Chloe Malle,
WSJ,
6 Dec. 2018
Alex Badia,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
Taiwan’s untamed mountains, like Jade Mountain—at nearly 13,000 feet the region’s highest peak, located in Yushan National Park—invite trekkers to rise above the clouds, where Formosan black bears roar and rare birds like the endemic mikado pheasant pass by.
—
Alexandra Gillespie,
Outside Online,
16 Dec. 2024
One such element was a silk mikado ball skirt attached to an off-the-shoulder top that, when unpinned, transformed the garment from a gown to a jumpsuit finished with pearls and crystals.
—
Sadiba Hasan Maansi Srivastava,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2024
Brides can choose from mikado and stretch satin mermaid, column and A-line silhouettes with a variety of necklines including sweetheart, cowl and off-the-shoulder.
—
Erin Clack,
Peoplemag,
12 Mar. 2024
Standout dishes include Hiramasa crudo with avocado, black radish, and fresh yuzu; scallops wrapped in Savoy cabbage with a black truffle emulsion; spiced roast duck with turnips and Satsuma mandarins; and a poached lobster with endive mikado and malabar pepper sauce.
—
William Li,
Town & Country,
20 Mar. 2023
Black mikado with tiers of fabric flounces, the look delivered enough drama to compete with the spectacle on-screen.
—
Janelle Okwodu,
Vogue,
6 Sep. 2021
Gordon is squatting in the middle of the room in front of a strapless, white guipure-lace frock with black silk-mikado trim.
—
Chloe Malle,
WSJ,
6 Dec. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mikado
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At the airport, the emperor and empress were greeted by Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth, who was making her debut in this type of institutional duty typical of her future role as queen.
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The soldiers, gifts from the sister city of Xi’an, China, are replicas of some of the 7,000 life-sized terra-cotta warriors found at the tomb of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang.
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African prince Akeem is trading palaces, from his lavish kingdom to Queens in search of a woman who loves him for him.
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Daeron Targaryen Daeron Targaryen, otherwise known as Daeron the Drunkard, is a bookish and melancholy Targaryen prince known for his prophetic dreams.
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Saracho will serve as showrunner and executive producer of the drama series following a captive princess who gets kidnapped by a brooding werewolf alpha and plunged into a bloodthirsty war.
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They’re pursued by Azula (Elizabeth Yu), princess of the Fire Nation, and her friends Mai (Thalia Tran) and Ty Lee (Momona Tamada).
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Catherine the Great began her reign as empress of Russia after seizing control from her husband, Peter III.
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The princess wore a white outfit for the occasion, and she was seen dipping into a curtsy for both the emperor and the empress, in addition to handshakes.
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In the course of human events — at the courts of tsars, sultans, kaisers, shahs and the like — fealty has usually trumped expertise.
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King, kaiser, czar, empire, democracy, European civilization, national honor—the reasons, in hindsight, make no sense.
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The sultan learned about the American colonists’ war for independence indirectly, through the local French consul and European reports.
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They were welcomed by Oman’s foreign minister at the airport and are set to meet with Oman’s sultan for discussions.
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Nonetheless, he is made king and often found eschewing his royal duties in favor of visiting brothels or hanging out with those who work for him.
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The cinema may be king after all.
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The room was spacious and well-outfitted, and there are also double queen guest rooms available in this section of the resort.
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The logic here is highly questionable — dying for your queen and dying by her hand are not equivalent sacrifices — but let’s blame Lorent’s lapse in judgment on the chaos of the moment.
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“Mikado.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mikado. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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