pants suit

noun

Definition of pants suitnext
as in hose

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Recent Examples of pants suit Jane Fonda, whose photo shoot with Minter is featured in the film, arrived wearing a periwinkle pants suit. — Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025 Sanchez showed up to the inauguration at the United States Capitol Rotunda in an all-white pants suit by Alexander MCQueen, with a peekaboo bra underneath. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025 Who says a petite woman in a pants suit can’t own a six-footer with a hundred pounds on her? — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2024 DeWitt was fashioned in a black pants suit with black and white polka dot details adorning the buttons on her jacket and the lining of her cuffs. — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for pants suit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pants suit
  1. hose
  2. pantsuit
Noun
  • Water in the morning deeply at the base of the plant using a soaker hose, avoiding wetting the leaves to prevent fungal diseases.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 July 2026
  • That includes arranging seat belts into place and manipulating small fastenings; working with delicate parts like hoses, wires, carpets and trim panels and supervising technology on the floor.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of hose
Noun
  • Pulling this makeshift pantsuit together is a fun and whimsical pair of walking sandals.
    — Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
  • Sartorially, the future queen departed from her typical Wimbledon style of dresses and skirts in favor of the bright blue linen pantsuit, which fashion site What Kate Wore identified as being from Gabriela Hearst.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 3 July 2026
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