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verb

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Recent Examples of robe
Noun
The judge is then seen a minute later re-entering the hallway in her judicial robe, speaking to a pair of agents and then directing them and three others down the hall. James Hill, ABC News, 2 June 2025 The Argentinian pope departed from archaic and ornate accessories favored by Pope Benedict XVI — including his bright red leather loafers — opting for humble, simple robes and sensible black shoes with an orthopedic sole. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 12 June 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 See All Example Sentences for robe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robe
Noun
  • Set in the year 3333 on a desolate alien world, players take on the role of the Swordsman, a somewhat blank slate character with minimalist features clad in a tattered cloak.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
  • The series also serves as the MCU’s introduction of spectral magic meeting tech via the villainous character The Hood (Anthony Ramos), a low-level criminal who stumbles upon a magical cloak powered by the same forces depicted in Doctor Strange.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • The two sections of the building are constructed of a spruce framework clad in smooth oak panels, while the central gate is made from traditional 6-inch pine logs.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 June 2025
  • Set in the year 3333 on a desolate alien world, players take on the role of the Swordsman, a somewhat blank slate character with minimalist features clad in a tattered cloak.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Though Smart was forced to wear a veil over her face, the couple recognized Mitchell from a composite sketch shared on America’s Most Wanted.
    Stephanie Kaloi, People.com, 5 June 2025
  • The alarming decline in Black student enrollment these last two years coupled with the dismantling of support programs, open a veil to what’s ahead: a devastating setback in economic mobility and progress for Black communities.
    Leadership Brainery, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • Staff said she was dressed as a bride, wearing white and having her hair done.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 June 2025
  • The siblings grew up in the lap of luxury, dressed in the finest silks, with doting courtiers catering to their every whim.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Later, before the funeral, the child's father, Mahmoud, kisses his son’s feet, the white shroud stained with bright-red blood.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 21 May 2025
  • Once in space, the rocket releases the payload shroud, usually in two halves.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • For global travelers, Times Square a must-see, standing among the skyscrapers and screens among the street performers and costumed characters luring travelers (and SNL comedians, as Colin Jost told Travel + Leisure).
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2025
  • Doing so entailed spending $150,000 in first-year start-up costs like costuming and sound equipment, creating everything from backing tracks to background visuals, booking 100-plus gigs and swiftly quitting her wealth management job.
    Leena Tailor, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • For a bonus blanket kick, yearning K-drama, check out Something in the Rain.
    Leesa Cross-Smith, People.com, 21 June 2025
  • The story follows a boy who’s just become a big brother, and he’s sent out into the world to gather feathers for his baby sister’s blanket.
    Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Beside him was Janet, his second wife, who was two decades younger and smartly attired in shades, a plaid sunhat, and a sleeveless blouse.
    Alec Nevala-Lee June 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
  • The Fisherman's Ring Once attired in his vestments, the pontiff returns to the Sistine Chapel and sits on a papal chair.
    Christopher Watson, ABC News, 8 May 2025

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“Robe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robe. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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