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 Men’s bag searches grew 166 percent and silk scarf searches climbed 369 percent, which Fashionphile tied to shoppers styling scarves as tops and handbags. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 Hadid wore the Vivaia Carol Jogger Sneakerinas on a chopper ride, expertly styling them with a beige barn jacket, little black dress, and suede shoulder bag. — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 14 Oct. 2026 Its smaller brush head and slim, ergonomic handle make even styling shorter hair a breeze, giving you better control to lift roots, shape ends, and add volume without the arm workout. — Madison San Miguel, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026 Cassel has been styling Dunham for nearly two years, orchestrating the buzzy outfits donned by the Girls creator for her recent book tour. — Grace Byron, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2026 Their ultra-clean silhouette makes styling them seamless, too, proving fashion-forward shoes can be just as versatile as your everyday lineup. — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026 When styling this haircut, use a smoothing serum or oil, which will come in handy after the hair is dry. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026 Gibbs enjoys styling them with scented candles—though, there are plenty of styling options. — Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 23 Sep. 2026 Finish the look by styling the pants with an airy white blouse and cherry red flats. — Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026

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Philadelphia Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski spoke at his end-of-season press conference Thursday morning, just one day after naming Don Mattingly the full-time manager.

— Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
In October, a month after naming former hardware lead John Ternus as its new CEO, the company will debut its first foldable iPhone—using technology for which Ternus was named on the original patent filed some 15 years ago.

— TIME Staff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of naming

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Its membership spans producers, executive producers, distributors, sales agents, technical and post-production firms and dubbing houses.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The new live features include a new co-hosting function in which two creators can appear on the same stream together, and a live auto-dubbing tool that automatically translates speech in real time.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of dubbing

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The process of labeling AI music will be similar to Google’s detection setup with YouTube videos.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
After labeling Benita a stage-five clinger, Morrey refocuses his attention on Sarah, a 33-year-old health-care manager and bartender.

— Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of labeling

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What needs help O'Connell hasn't had much success with trick plays over five seasons of calling the offense.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
But whether calling him by first name, last name, both or by nickname, just make sure to put respect on the Lakers forward’s game that’s too varied to fit in a single position.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of calling

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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

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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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