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Recent Examples of underwear Joe Arpaio's pink underwear on display Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio required inmates to wear pink boxers. Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Dakota Johnson followed suit at the Kering Foundation’s Caring for Women dinner that same night, wearing a sexy black lace Gucci dress over black underwear. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2025 Johnson and her stylist, Kate Young, paired the lace gown with a black satin balconette bra and matching underwear. Glamour, 12 Sep. 2025 One of Mark Consuelos' medical appointments turned into an impromptu celebrity meet-and-greet — all while the Live With Kelly & Mark cohost and All My Children actor was in his underwear. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for underwear
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Noun
  • This is the first summer the faith, widely known as the Mormon church, has offered the underclothing without sleeves in its nearly 200-year history.
    Ciara Hulet, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Some big companies have emerged from the Inc. 5000 to become prominent stalwarts of American capitalism, from Microsoft to Meta, Yeti, Patagonia and Timberland, but also including Kim Kardashian’s underclothing line Skims, and cookware maker Hexclad.
    David Bloom, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The return of a lace motif informed following looks that moved fluidly between turn-of-the-century forms, 1930s and 40s lingerie accents, and eventually 1970s going out maxi-dresses.
    Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Fahy showed off skin at the September 2024 premiere of The Perfect Couple in a dress that looked much like lingerie.
    Laney Crawley, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Underwear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwear. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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