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styling

verb

Definition of stylingnext
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 Finish the look by styling the pants with an airy white blouse and cherry red flats. — Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026 Bieber offset her tiny baby blue minidress with her nearly-black tresses, styling the dark locks in a long single ponytail with face-framing curtain bangs. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026 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 In past years, Williams has had styling gigs with Burrow, Karl-Anthony Towns, Matt Barnes and Kyle Kuzma. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for styling
  1. naming
  2. dubbing
  3. labeling
  4. calling
  5. titling
  6. nominating
Verb
  • When Bob Iger released a statement naming me as his successor, the news stunned most people at the company, catching them entirely off guard.
    — Bob Chapek, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The group also reflected its bicultural identity by naming artists from across the musical spectrum who have joined them on stage, including 50 Cent, Bobby Shmurda, YG and Bobby Pulido.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of naming
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Although heavily implied, officers at the news conference stopped short of labeling Betkouski as a suspect in the Tylenol murders.
    — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Gardner said that the insurer missed the standard two-year deadline to recover the money and is now labeling routine billing as fraud to avoid legal time limits.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of labeling
Verb
  • Aquarius The open road is calling, urging you to put the pedal to the metal and visit places that remind you of your childhood and evoke the harvest time.
    — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Coach Jeff Hafley took some responsibility on Jackson’s poor play, calling it more inconsistent than anything else.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of calling
Verb
  • Agada often looks to literature when titling his work — not to curate the viewing experience or interpretation of the work, but to add another layer of meaning.
    — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of titling
Verb
  • 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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“Styling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/styling. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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