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Recent Examples of pleated
The interior facades, which get ample sunlight via the shopping mall’s glass lighting roof, present themselves in polished white panels and are framed in graphic black; at one end, vertical panels appear to be pleated like fabric, which echoes the geometry of the building.
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Denni Hu, Footwear News, 20 Nov. 2025
Denni Hu, Footwear News, 20 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleated
braided
Verb
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Native to Central and South America, money trees are popular houseplants with glossy green leaves and slender trunks, which are often braided for aesthetics.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Jan. 2026
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The vases reference braided patterns and natural hair, motifs Coker has explored before.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Pleated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleated. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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