Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdressed
Verb
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His image was captured on a trail camera mounted in the driveway, attired in camouflage, an AR-15-style semiautomatic assault rifle strapped to his chest.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These approvals would enable architects and developers to use SUPERWOOD as cladding on taller buildings.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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That’s good, but cladding a phone whose raison d’etre is gorgeous, slim design seems less than ideal.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Bad Bunny introduced a clip of Hamm dancing at one of his recent concerts before the camera cut to Hamm in the Studio 8H audience, clad in a button-up shirt, sunglasses and bucket hat.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
5 Oct. 2025
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Newly released 911 transcripts reveal the fear and chaos that gripped students, staff and clergy inside a Minneapolis church when a gunman clad in tactical gear opened fire on them in August.—
Michael Dorgan , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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One year, really early on in my career, I was dressed as Elvira.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Normani, Ally Brooke, and Dinah Jane were shown several times seated at a prominent ballroom-side table dressed to the nines in support of their sister in song.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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He will not be coaxed, tricked, or trapped.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
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The consumer is led to believe there is a fraudulent activity involving their account — and they're tricked with working with a scammer to fix a fake problem.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Our unit's 32GB of memory helped elevate its multimedia chops, but this system still fell beneath the tier of true content-creation laptops, better suited to everyday tasks and moderate office work.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
5 Oct. 2025
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While many apples can be used for both purposes, some varieties are better suited for specific uses due to their unique taste and texture.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lindell alleged the machines were rigged to change Trump votes to Biden votes.—
Steve Karnowski,
Twin Cities,
29 Sep. 2025
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Trump argued that the election was rigged.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Overdressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdressed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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