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as in costumes
clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation
the restaurant provides its waitstaff with themed outfits do you want to buy a new outfit for the Halloween party?
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as in companies
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
they're an outfit specializing in travel tours for senior citizens
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as in teams
a group of people working together on a task
the whole outfit quit early for lunch
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as in supplies
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity
outfitted the scuba instructors handsomely with all new gear
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Recent Examples of outfits
Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
The friends were both wearing some form of American flag on their outfits and were visiting from Syracuse, New York.
—Chris Quintana, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
The Must-Have Shirt in Silky Cotton Fashion stylists previously told me that Oxford shirts are a fall fashion must-have for creating more refined outfits.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Candy didn’t wear that particular internal organ on his sleeve so much as model whole outfits made out of it, and the sheer abundance of his authentic niceness is I Like Me‘s prime running motif.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
But that’s certainly not the case with the leads, especially Corrin, who can look chic, gamine and supple as a birch tree in anything, as proven by their frequent modeling and catwalk gigs for Miu Miu and their ability to make the kookiest of outfits work on the red carpet.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
The costume department makes sure to recreate any outfits worn in available photos of real-life counterparts.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Rest assured, Sherlock Swifties zoomed in on every pixel of the five-photo carousel to inspect the ring, the flowers, the outfits and the time on her watch.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
The general laid-back and creative atmosphere of New Orleans extends to the tailgating culture, and green game-day outfits and accessories—like face paint, temporary tattoos, extra sparkles—are a way to show school pride in a fun, original way.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
That video was the first of what has since expanded into an all-encompassing price breakdown content page, where Wilson tallies up pieces from everything from Bama Rush outfits to back-to-school hauls.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Prep outfits the night before, or even for the entire week ahead if time allows.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Review outfits before bed, not in the morning.
—Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
International outfits such as Bad Nerves, Dead Poet Society and Wargasm join the lineup for their debut shows in the country, while local acts such as Civic, Inertia, Windwaker and Yours Truly also make up the lower end of the bill.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
And, many of these fall outfits are on sale, so now is the perfect time to add them to your cart.
—Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
The friends were both wearing some form of American flag on their outfits and were visiting from Syracuse, New York.
—Chris Quintana, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
The Must-Have Shirt in Silky Cotton Fashion stylists previously told me that Oxford shirts are a fall fashion must-have for creating more refined outfits.
—Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Candy didn’t wear that particular internal organ on his sleeve so much as model whole outfits made out of it, and the sheer abundance of his authentic niceness is I Like Me‘s prime running motif.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
But that’s certainly not the case with the leads, especially Corrin, who can look chic, gamine and supple as a birch tree in anything, as proven by their frequent modeling and catwalk gigs for Miu Miu and their ability to make the kookiest of outfits work on the red carpet.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
The costume department makes sure to recreate any outfits worn in available photos of real-life counterparts.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Rest assured, Sherlock Swifties zoomed in on every pixel of the five-photo carousel to inspect the ring, the flowers, the outfits and the time on her watch.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
The general laid-back and creative atmosphere of New Orleans extends to the tailgating culture, and green game-day outfits and accessories—like face paint, temporary tattoos, extra sparkles—are a way to show school pride in a fun, original way.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
See each one of Grande's MTV VMAs outfits below.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
That video was the first of what has since expanded into an all-encompassing price breakdown content page, where Wilson tallies up pieces from everything from Bama Rush outfits to back-to-school hauls.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Prep outfits the night before, or even for the entire week ahead if time allows.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Review outfits before bed, not in the morning.
—Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
International outfits such as Bad Nerves, Dead Poet Society and Wargasm join the lineup for their debut shows in the country, while local acts such as Civic, Inertia, Windwaker and Yours Truly also make up the lower end of the bill.
—Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outfits
Noun
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One of the dance performances is based around the ritual of dancers changing in and out of their costumes.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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The 11 costumes on this list are varied, with classics and modern choices.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In due course the informality and loosening of the customs around dressing would take people all the way to grunge and eventually, in the new millennium, put CEOs of multimillion-dollar companies in hoodies.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Pakam connects waste companies with a tracking and payments program.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fourth-and-8 isn’t really a great spot to risk a turnover on downs, but with kickoff touchbacks placing teams at the 35-yard line, a turnover at the 39-yard line isn’t particularly damning by comparison.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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TeamSmile is a nonprofit organization that brings oral health professionals together with professional sports teams to help deliver oral health procedures to underserved children.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Parker supplies a ready solution that nicely dovetails with Kennedy’s hostility toward vaccines, and pharmaceutical interventions against disease in general.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Just like an app store provides apps for your phone, npm supplies small pieces of code that developers use to build websites, mobile apps, and cloud platforms.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That kind of philanthropy is unusual in an age when many billionaires flaunt their wealth with mega-yachts and Wall Street firms work to extract profits from their investments.—
David Gelles,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Technology firms — and artificial intelligence companies such as Broadcom and Nvidia, in particular — led the rise.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In desperate need of shelf-stable foods to feed his armies, Napoléon Bonaparte offered a reward of 12,000 francs to anyone who could invent a new method of food preservation.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Sep. 2025
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Bluesky, part of the decentralized internet, is slower paced and caters to niche interests, rewarding internecine fights over minutiae, whereas X is deliberately chaotic, encouraging the gathering of follower-armies and ideological insult-comedy for an audience that may be largely made up of bots.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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How Positive Emotions Spark Action Happiness doesn’t just make people feel good in the moment, but also equips them to act.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Whether deployed in Africa or preparing for NATO operations, this combat vehicle represents a major leap forward in how France equips its frontline forces.—
Interesting Engineering,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Maple and Francesca each opted for dresses, with the former donning a semi-sheer black number and the latter choosing a silky brown slip dress matching her father's color palette.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Her oldest, Judah, has sensory preferences and only dresses in soft, comfortable fabrics.—
Essence,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Outfits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outfits. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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