underdress

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Recent Examples of underdress Don’t underdress like London or New York. Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underdress
Verb
  • Dabs of the coverage product under my eyes and on my post-acne hyperpigmentation go a long way, boosting my confidence and uniforming my skin tone in a way that no other product can.
    Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 1 Aug. 2024
  • New 20th anniversary logos and merchandise go on sale Tuesday, but because of MLB guidelines, bigger changes to uniform designs and logos will have to wait a year or so.
    Joe Noga, cleveland, 17 Jan. 2023
Verb
  • Standing out inside the single-level primary dwelling, which is outfitted with high-tech Control4, Lutron, and Sonos systems, is a fireside living room sporting a wood-beam ceiling and large picture windows.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2026
  • One of the two entrances to Elephant Valley is outfitted with bee boxes; bees are known to be a natural elephant deterrent and can help in preventing the animals from disrupting crops or communities.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The outfits that speed skiers wear are all designed in the name of aerodynamics and each space-like suit is specifically tailored for the athlete that uses it.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The effect is decidedly minimal but never cold, thanks to oak floorboards, stone finishes, and tailored millwork.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Russell's most famous photograph, from The Outlaw, lying in hay with her blouse draped off her shoulder, sultry and dangerous; the family surrounding Waterfield's bust at his Hall of Fame induction.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Local businesses closed for the day, and buildings were draped in black fabric, as if observing a funeral.
    Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Ambrosia Chocolate, founded in 1894, was known as the largest manufacturer of pure chocolate products, furnishing the chocolate coating for much of the candy produced in Milwaukee.
    Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Johnson and the lull after early record-breaking business Johnson’s early £35m signing came with the intention of rectifying the mistakes made in the summer window, which Glasner had publicly complained had not furnished him with a squad capable of competing on four fronts.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • After Cash’s Rick Rubin album, the audience—in New York, at least—was magically transformed into leather jacketed hipster boys working on starter mutton chops and Sarah Lawrence girls wearing gingham skirts and Frye boots, all of them claiming to have grown up on the stuff.
    Corey Seymour, Vogue, 12 June 2025
  • On December 31, the 24-year-old pop star attended Kelce's game against the Cincinnati Bengals wearing a slightly different version of the Chiefs letterman jacket her boyfriend wore on Christmas Day.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2024
Verb
  • Leggings can just as easily dress down a blazer or tuck into a pair of thigh-high boots.
    Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Rih dressed down the whimsy, in a white tee, jeans, and a fuzzyz white scarf.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Madelyn Cline wore a semi-sheer Christopher Esber gown to the 2026 NFL Honors.
    Emma Banks, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Jennifer Lopez made a huge splash at the 2000 show, rocking this risqué Versace gown that legendarily led to the launch of Google Images.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026

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“Underdress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underdress. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.

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