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Recent Examples of pleat
Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 19 June 2025
Also, wide-leg styles are having quite the moment, so don’t shy away from airy pleats or bell-bottoms.
—Catie Pusateri, Glamour, 17 June 2025
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
Speaking of skirts, one of my favorite pieces has to be the dark-wash denim mini, which features the same clever construction as the dresses—a sort of inside-out pleating that creates a sculptural, wavy hemline.
—Joy Montgomery, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The front pleat featured on the top offers a compelling alternative to graphic T-shirts and even bustier tops.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 19 June 2025
Also, wide-leg styles are having quite the moment, so don’t shy away from airy pleats or bell-bottoms.
—Catie Pusateri, Glamour, 17 June 2025
Noun
The dress was slightly cinched at the waist for added definition, with a skirt that included pleating throughout and a maxi length.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
Speaking of skirts, one of my favorite pieces has to be the dark-wash denim mini, which features the same clever construction as the dresses—a sort of inside-out pleating that creates a sculptural, wavy hemline.
—Joy Montgomery, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleat
Verb
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For her second wedding in 1964, Elizabeth Taylor wore a marigold yellow chiffon baby doll dress — her hair braided down her back and strewn with flowers.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
30 June 2025
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What’s more, the braiding design creates an easy focal point for the eye to travel, which can add a layer of good storytelling to your space.—
Jacorey Moon,
Architectural Digest,
21 June 2025
Noun
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The doll has thick black hair, styled in two plaits on either side of her head.—
Jaha Nailah Avery
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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Other braids seen on the runway included messy, pulled out pigtails and tiny face-framing plaits.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Sheen Falls Lodge is only a few miles outside the Ring of Kerry, the 111-mile loop that traces the coastline of the relaveragh Peninsula.—
Peter Terzian,
Travel + Leisure,
12 July 2025
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That's according to a Tennessean analysis of Zillow listings conducted in June, which showed 1,600 rental apartments now available within Nashville's inner highway loop — where Interstates 24, 65 and 40 converge.—
Molly Davis,
The Tennessean,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Additionally, packaging defects such as weak seams or improper sealing can allow contamination or gas leaks that lead to uneven pressure.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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The exterior is clad in black standing seam metal siding, with pine wood accenting.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 June 2025
Noun
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The corrugation process guarantees that the containers are robust and lightweight, which is necessary for stacking and transportation in an efficient manner.—
CMG Containers,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2024
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Electrons in today’s graphene can move up to a micrometer before getting scattered by imperfections, such as corrugations in the surface of the material or grain boundaries between adjacent crystal patches.—
Chun-Yung Sung,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Jan. 2012
Noun
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There would be no way to remove any layers once their hands were behind their backs.—
Clare Sestanovich,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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No dressing necessary—the layers were noisy with flavor.—
Karen Yuan,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Unlike most fruity orange sauces, the Pickled Prince version isn’t sugar-forward — kumquats have the perfect mixture of sweet punch and pucker to complement the habanero.—
Ahmed Ali Akbar,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2025
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Protect your pucker while pampering it with this vitamin C mineral lip serum that comes in two shades that flatter everyone: Baby Pink and Neutral Peach.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
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How Lindy Ruff will split the workload in Buffalo’s crease will likely depend on who earns the starts.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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According to some reports such as ET News and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is determined to make this crease invisible, or at least much less noticeable than any previous folding phone.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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“Pleat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleat. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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