as in cloak
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
with the coming of spring the hills will once again don their robes of green
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as in to clothe
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
robed the queen in her ceremonial garments
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Recent Examples of robe
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Beckham posts regular beauty tutorials from home, wearing nothing but a robe and towel turban.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Viet Thanh Nguyen, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2023
The sword was just one of the royal symbols given to the monarch during the investiture, when the sovereign is robed and presented with a number of symbolic ornaments.
—Leila Sackur, NBC News, 6 May 2023
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Noun
Some robes are one-size-fits-all, which might not be ideal for everyone, while other brands offer their own size chart.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Beckham posts regular beauty tutorials from home, wearing nothing but a robe and towel turban.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
The presiding plump, pink-cheeked bishop of San Jose is ornately robed in his chasuble, bedecked with a mitre, and wielding a tall staff over his Vietnamese sheep.
—Viet Thanh Nguyen, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2023
The sword was just one of the royal symbols given to the monarch during the investiture, when the sovereign is robed and presented with a number of symbolic ornaments.
—Leila Sackur, NBC News, 6 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for robe
Noun
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The 42-seat screening room, originally a cloak room, is officially a part of the private residence of the First Family, but its history from Eisenhower to Reagan was recorded by its longtime projectionist, Paul Fischer.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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My freshman-year college roommate brought an entire underbed storage tub full of medieval costumes (multiple petticoats and cloaks).—
Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Four men, clad in white with black turbans, face a pile of instruments on fire.—
Vidushi Mishti Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Sewing has always been a political act—from the millions of unrecorded women who sewed to clothe their families and bring in a little extra cash on the side, to the UK AIDS memorial quilt, the world’s largest community art project.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There’s also a significant cultural observation made about the mandatory rule that Iranian women shield their faces with a veil.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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The veil of Queen Camilla’s mantilla included delicate floral embroidery, echoing the botanical inspiration of the ornate piece.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Dancing spirits, dressed in Victorian-era garb, stir up devilry as the night unfolds.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Make a tasty salad dressing with pomegranate juice, rice vinegar, oil, garlic powder, and a bit of honey.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
23 Oct. 2025
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That’s because cutting-edge encryption shrouds information behind mathematical problems (such as factoring enormous numbers) that are conjectured to be unsolvable in any practical amount of time.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
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Still, Sottosanti didn’t further pursue his interest in the shroud until recently.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bjork, however, went all-in on the look, posing on the cover of Vogue Scandinavia in the blurred tulle Margiela gown with a merkin wig, fashioned from real human hair and painstakingly embroidered to the crotch of an underlaid silk stocking bodysuit.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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For that, the SKIMS mogul donned a baby blue vintage Christian Dior by John Galliano gown from the house's Spring/Summer 2000 collection, per Vogue.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Last year, North showed off a few of her 2024 Halloween costumes on TikTok.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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As such, the starring roles this year belong not to actors and models—though, yes, all your favorites will be in attendance—but to costume designers and their work.—
Laia Garcia-Furtado,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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These exclusive discounts include up to 47 percent off absorbent towels, fluffy blankets, storage solutions, candle warmers, and so much more.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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In addition to exercising caution while traveling, Reedy urged people to keep supplies such as a blanket in their car should they get stranded during the snowstorm.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Robe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robe. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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