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as in nighty
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Recent Examples of negligee
Her long, glossy tresses cascaded down over a lace negligee that hugged her figure. . . .
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Roland High, New Yorker, 3 June 2025
What was surprising, however, was seeing Stone’s choice of front row look for the occasion: The double Oscar-winning actor brought a dash of lingerie dressing to the City of Light, putting a modern stamp on classic black lace negligee.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Unlike the formal period clothing worn by the heroine in Lugosi’s film, Tovar was made to wear a negligee, instilling an impression that Latinas and Latino audiences have looser morals than their English-language counterparts, Morales said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2024
According to the museum, many of the works have never been exhibited or seen outside the archives, including the corset of an 19th-century Parisian fashion plate, a 1938 Elsa Schiaparelli evening look, actress Mae West’s 1940s negligees and a 1952 cocktail dress by Christian Dior.
—Ryma Chikhoune, WWD, 14 Aug. 2024
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Roland High, New Yorker, 3 June 2025
What was surprising, however, was seeing Stone’s choice of front row look for the occasion: The double Oscar-winning actor brought a dash of lingerie dressing to the City of Light, putting a modern stamp on classic black lace negligee.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Unlike the formal period clothing worn by the heroine in Lugosi’s film, Tovar was made to wear a negligee, instilling an impression that Latinas and Latino audiences have looser morals than their English-language counterparts, Morales said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2024
According to the museum, many of the works have never been exhibited or seen outside the archives, including the corset of an 19th-century Parisian fashion plate, a 1938 Elsa Schiaparelli evening look, actress Mae West’s 1940s negligees and a 1952 cocktail dress by Christian Dior.
—Ryma Chikhoune, WWD, 14 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for negligee
Noun
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The campaign narrative follows Wood through her daily routine in New York City, underscoring how lingerie can serve as a versatile component of everyday dressing.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Becker noted how silk lingerie offers a lot of versatile styling options and looks effortless cool with staples like denim.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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The picture was initially displayed at Vigée Le Brun’s first-ever exhibition at the prestigious Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture in 1783, though the exposing nature of the queen’s nightie was deemed too inappropriate for public viewership and quickly removed.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
29 July 2025
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“Negligee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negligee. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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