as in named
to give a name to
although nowadays he's often styled a biologist, he's probably better thought of as a classic 19th-century naturalist
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Recent Examples of styled
Go casual with denim shorts or lean more sophisticated with crisp trousers for the office — two ways Swift has styled white shirts before.
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Claire West,
PEOPLE,
6 July 2026
Gomez's outfit, styled by Erin Walsh, featured a figure-hugging silhouette with a scoop neckline and a fringe hem.
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Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
5 July 2026
Her hair, with its caramel brown front pieces, was styled long and voluminous by Orlando Pita.
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Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
5 July 2026
The collar makes your entire outfit look polished, even when styled with slouchy jeans.
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Anna Popp,
Travel + Leisure,
5 July 2026
Actress Jessica Chastain, meanwhile, shared a photo of her hair styled up in a bob.
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Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
4 July 2026
Snipers looked down from the mountaintops, where there was a sign for Medora, styled like the Hollywood sign.
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Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
3 July 2026
Throughout the campaign, Dillard is styled in a selection of Kenneth Cole looks.
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Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
Designer Ashita Fernandes, whose Awakened Grace collection features reversible styles, described versatility as a garment’s ability to be styled and worn in multiple ways in an interview with Indulge Express.
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Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
Claire West,
PEOPLE,
6 July 2026
Gomez's outfit, styled by Erin Walsh, featured a figure-hugging silhouette with a scoop neckline and a fringe hem.
—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
5 July 2026
Her hair, with its caramel brown front pieces, was styled long and voluminous by Orlando Pita.
—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
5 July 2026
The collar makes your entire outfit look polished, even when styled with slouchy jeans.
—
Anna Popp,
Travel + Leisure,
5 July 2026
Actress Jessica Chastain, meanwhile, shared a photo of her hair styled up in a bob.
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Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
4 July 2026
Snipers looked down from the mountaintops, where there was a sign for Medora, styled like the Hollywood sign.
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Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
3 July 2026
Throughout the campaign, Dillard is styled in a selection of Kenneth Cole looks.
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Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
Designer Ashita Fernandes, whose Awakened Grace collection features reversible styles, described versatility as a garment’s ability to be styled and worn in multiple ways in an interview with Indulge Express.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for styled
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During Thursday evening’s Board of Commissioners meeting, officials unanimously, and with no additional discussion, approved Johnston’s exit agreement and named Assistant County Administrator Alan Howze as his replacement for the rest of the year.
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The birds — a female named Långet, and two males named Mames and Sindålu — made their home on the island with the six other birds in September 2024, marking the first time since 1988 that Guam kingfishers have lived in the wild.
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Daniela DaSuta, founder of SommSpace in Austin, recommends looking for wines labeled Alto Adige, Collio, Collio Goriziano or Friuli Colli Orientali, all benchmark areas for the variety.
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He's been labeled a hoaxer and scammer by some, but that has done nothing to slow him down.
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Mauney, widely seen as the best rider of his generation and someone who braved the hardest bulls to ride, had to retire in 2023 after a neck break on a bull called Arctic Assassin.
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Fireflies go through four life stages – egg, larva, pupa and adult – in a process called complete metamorphosis.
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Fines for such infractions in West Newport Beach and the Peninsula — dubbed safety enhancement zones — will be tripled through July 6.
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The celebrations also included a maritime ship show, dubbed Sail4th 250, in the harbor and a flyover by the Blue Angels.
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The winner will replace Assemblymember Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, who is termed out.
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The latter are often associated with what might be termed the silovaya ideologiya—a security-state ideology that emphasises a strong state, the primacy of state interests over private interests, great-power status, and strict domestic order.
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On July 8, the Inyo National Forest will begin rounding up horses from the Montgomery Pass herd roaming beyond the roughly 200,000 acres designated for them along the California-Nevada border, according to a recent news release.
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To make room on the A’s 40-man roster for Kuroda-Grauer, reliever Michael Kelly was designated for assignment.
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In the film, which was based on a Pulitzer Prize nominated memoir, Betty escapes the clutches of her barbaric Iranian husband (played by Alfred Molina) and courageously smuggles herself and her daughter out of Iran.
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The president claimed Cook made misrepresentations on mortgage filings related to two properties, one in Michigan and another in Georgia, before she was nominated to the Fed by President Joe Biden in 2021.
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This story is part of a series of monthly snapshots from the Washington Examiner, titled Midterm Countdown, gauging the state of the 2026 election cycle.
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Their book, titled Muskism, is an attempt to explain the richest man in the world.
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