Thesaurus results for STYLING

styling

verb

Definition of styling

present participle of style

as in naming

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 styling For a night out, try styling them with a miniskirt and blazer or a shorter dress. — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2026 The latter plays well with the brand’s approach to styling new garments with more of a relaxed, sporty, layered and elevated yet casual bent for its Gen Z audience. — Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026 The Heart director upped the ante on her look with her hair, styling her hip-grazing auburn red hair in a half-up style that’s reminiscent of her mom Michelle. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026 In past years, Williams has had styling gigs with Burrow, Karl-Anthony Towns, Matt Barnes and Kyle Kuzma. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026 Take after the model by styling them with slim-fit slacks and a long-sleeve top, or dress them up with a midi skirt or dress. — Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026 To break up the repetition and prevent the books from visually overwhelming the living room, Lee suggests styling visually lighter items like plants and candles among books. — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 23 Aug. 2026

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For donors who want to leave a legacy and save on taxes, naming a charity to receive their retirement account upon their death is one of the simplest ways to do so.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Kyrie Irving is criticizing ESPN‘s lack of bravery for not naming Hind Rajab, a young Palestinian war victim, in a social media post about Irving’s public offer to pay an NFL player’s fine for paying tribute to Rajab during a football game.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of naming

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The platform also carries premium-quality subtitles and dubbing in more than 12 Asian languages, among them English, Hindi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada and Marathi.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
Balfe also navigates challenges like spatial audio mixing, where collaboration with dubbing mixers is crucial.

— Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of dubbing

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The bilingual document laid out guidelines for labeling AI content and developing systems for rapid AI risk detection.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Former Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel blasted Acho online, labeling him an attention-seeking gossip queen.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of labeling

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The same goes for calling a tight boat-on-boat situation, where the coach can use their view of the racing to judge distances and closing speeds more accurately than sailors already operating in a state of sensory overload.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The historic womenswear site will be merged with the existing menswear boutique via an underground tunnel the company is tantalizingly calling the Passaggio Segreto, or Secret Passage.

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of calling

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This particularly bizarre corner of the practice (a band titling a song after another band who have a song with their name) actually has precedent, though.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
What also felt exciting to me about titling the album and using a word that’s more rooted in the meaning of your own self being an exhibit on display.

— Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Definition of titling

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Voters also will be nominating candidates for the entire state Legislature, where Republicans hold a roughly 40-vote majority in the 400-member House and outnumber Democrats in the Senate 16-8.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
And in the event that Chris Hansen is indeed the role that finally lands the actor a nomination, in a very literal sense, the Academy will also be nominating him for The Odyssey.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of nominating

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