Thesaurus results for PLEATING

pleating

verb

present participle of pleat

as in braiding

to form into a braid pleat ribbons

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Recent Examples of pleating Peep those bows on the front, as well as the shirring and pleating throughout. —

Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 22 June 2026 Place dough circles in the wells of a 12-cup muffin tray, pressing into bottoms and up sides, pleating edges as needed. —

Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025 For the nuptials, Bella wore an plunging green gown with pleating on the bodice and a thigh-high slit up the floor-sweeping ruffled skirt. —

Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025

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For Esther, too, braiding hair in South Africa had been the best option.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026
Ogunbiyi saw similarities between the process of braiding and sewing—a meticulous and repetitive action that could be automated—and began to envision a solution.

— Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 23 June 2026

Definition of braiding

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Alongside Chase and her family stands film director Guy Ritchie; not as a badge‑on celebrity, but as a creative collaborator who has invested both capital and time in the project, designing the Wild Kitchen feasting tables and quietly weaving the whisky into his storytelling world.

— Lewis Chester, Robb Report, 27 June 2026
But over the nearly one-and-a-half years since the 2025 mega-fires, native and invasive grasses, bushes and trees have begun to regrow, weaving flammable greenery across the landscape.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026