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Definition of uniformnext
as in outfit
the distinctive clothing worn by members of a particular group the band uniform was brown with red and white stripes

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as in unchanging
not varying with flat-screen TVs, picture sharpness is uniform over the entire screen, even in the corners

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verb

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Recent Examples of uniform
Noun
Lyle was with the team in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for the Wake Forest game, but did not play despite going through pregame warmups in uniform. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 The defense generated no sacks, and offseason pass rushing acquisitions Von Miller and Rashan Gary still haven’t done much other than look cool in their Dallas Cowboys uniforms. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
Adjective
Both parties emerged from the progressive era as messy coalitions of diverse constituencies and interests, not uniform ideologies. — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026 The 600 million people on the continent without reliable electricity do not have uniform needs. — Yariv Cohen, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for uniform
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uniform
Noun
  • Tony Stewart Racing unveiled a special Dodge livery on Tuesday at Stellantis' North America headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Over the centuries that followed, groups of tailors, pewterers, furniture makers, and dyers formed and, after growing in power and influence, built livery halls—grand, palatial spaces layered in history.
    — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The cultural issues reported in stories like these are no doubt real, but framing them as expressions of an enduring Southern Bible Belt seems to imagine religion as unchanging, timeless.
    — John Hayes, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Of recognizing the Sisyphean task ahead, the endless, unchanging road diminishing in the distance, and taking another step anyway.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Cole Haan is turning its sights to apparel.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
  • On top of everyday savings, the warehouse club also offers members additional monthly savings on top products—everything from grocery items to apparel.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At the same time, teenage Nussbaum yearned to fit in school, to find the perfect Villager brand outfit, a skirt sweater over a shirt with a Peter Pan collar that (in those pre-hippie days) was sweeping suburban high schools.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Say you get invited to a wedding and are considering putting flights, a gift and an outfit on a credit card.
    — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • While the complexities around working within a park that his ancestors had been removed from remain, Mgesi now supports much of his extended family with the steady wage.
    — Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Such rhetoric has contributed to Lula’s small but steady lead in most polls.
    — Andre Pagliarini, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Always elegantly attired, always thirsty, never drunk.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
  • The open concept and casually attired employees bear a resemblance to countless other start-ups.
    — Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • A-list guests such as Hailey and Justin Bieber, Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet, Ali and Jalen Brunson, and Shannon and Josh Hart (all garbed in all-black ensembles) could be seen in Instagram posts and photos published by Page Six.
    — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Alongside it is Footsi (1979), a video in which two fingers garbed in little shoes and socks move across the artist’s body.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • The new village structures, arrayed in an arc facing the water, feel comfortable and modern, and the architecture and design is heavily influenced by the islands.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Check your portfolio’s Morningstar Style Box exposure in X-ray to see how your equity holdings are arrayed across the size/style grid.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Uniform.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uniform. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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