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Recent Examples of ready-to-wear
Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 July 2025
Jewelry has proven to be a bright spot, consistently outperforming other categories like leather goods and ready-to-wear.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 1 July 2025
French haute couture was custom-made, but by the 1920s, more and more American clothes were manufactured at scale and sold ready-to-wear.
—Julia Turner, The Atlantic, 1 July 2025
Amid this decline, jewelry performed stunningly, exceeding the sales of other upscale categories like handbags and ready-to-wear.
—India Brown, Robb Report, 1 July 2025
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Tory Burch’s semi-annual sale is bringing an additional 25% off all sale styles, including chic ready-to-wear and highly coveted bags.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 July 2025
Jewelry has proven to be a bright spot, consistently outperforming other categories like leather goods and ready-to-wear.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 1 July 2025
French haute couture was custom-made, but by the 1920s, more and more American clothes were manufactured at scale and sold ready-to-wear.
—Julia Turner, The Atlantic, 1 July 2025
Amid this decline, jewelry performed stunningly, exceeding the sales of other upscale categories like handbags and ready-to-wear.
—India Brown, Robb Report, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ready-to-wear
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In addition to custom garments, Romualdo carries a wide range of off-the-rack menswear items, including jeans and T-shirts.—
Randy Tucker,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Jonathan Hensleigh’s 2021 film starred Liam Neeson in one of his off-the-rack late-career action performances as a grizzled trucker who agrees to drive across a frozen lake to rescue a group of miners from a collapsing mine.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
26 June 2025
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On July 9, she was seen in Paris attending Balenciaga’s fall 2025 couture fashion show, which marked the last of Demna’s tenure as creative director of the brand.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
13 July 2025
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That's one word to sum up Robert Wun's latest couture collection, from horror-esque bridal looks covered in red fingerprints to architectural, boxy women's suits.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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For dinner, there are drive-throughs and ready-made meals.—
Denis Sinelnikov,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Whether homemade or ready-made, many of the garments are modest and inexpensive.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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With the right tailoring and silhouette, a simple sundress could easily look like an expensive designer piece—and in France, where clothing labels are practically taboo, no one would know the difference.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
9 July 2025
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Modern and classic Black dandies also tend to embrace bespoke tailoring, extravagant accessories and bold color palettes.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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The store cuts come months after Kroger announced two rounds of layoffs of an unspecified number of non-store workers this spring.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
20 June 2025
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Closures come after two rounds of layoffs The store closures come months after Kroger announced two rounds of layoffs of an unspecified number of non-store workers this spring.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
29 Nov. 2022
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The Athletic has no idea, so here’s the expert opinion of former sportswear designer and now senior lecturer in sportswear design at Manchester Metropolitan University, Sarah Collins.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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The company’s overall performance is being lifted by a boom in the sportswear segment, especially in Asian countries, with running and cycling driving the rise.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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The risk is real: Without a clear advantage over ubiquitous, off-the-shelf AI tools, these companies are unlikely to generate strong returns.—
Evan Renov,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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There is still enough time, barely, for a private group to work with scientists to develop instrumentation that could be added to an off-the-shelf spacecraft bus to get out to Apophis before its Earth encounter.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Our version of the nostalgic treat features tender chocolate chip cookies with a thick layer of vanilla ice cream in the middle (store-bought, because not everything has to be homemade).—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
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The ice cream is store-bought, but the tasty lime curd is from-scratch and only takes a few minutes to whip up.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
26 June 2025
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“Ready-to-wear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ready-to-wear. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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