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Recent Examples of white-tie
Trump lavished praise on the British royal family during a white-tie dinner last night, but today meets with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and, later, the UK press.
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semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Senior royals and esteemed guests donned their white-tie finery—and their tiaras—for a night celebrating the diplomatic ties between the two countries.
—Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
Keeping with the white-tie dress code for state banquets, Queen Camilla opted for a sapphire and diamond tiara to complete her look for the evening.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Trump and the first lady's day is scheduled to be capped with a white-tie state banquet at St George’s Hall, Windsor Castle, with fanfare and music.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Henderson is also the grandson of Jane Dudley, who founded an annual white-tie gala known as the Swan Ball, according to The Tennessean.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 12 Aug. 2025
His grandmother was the late Jane Dudley, who founded the Swan Ball, the annual white-tie gala.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 11 Aug. 2025
semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Senior royals and esteemed guests donned their white-tie finery—and their tiaras—for a night celebrating the diplomatic ties between the two countries.
—Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
Keeping with the white-tie dress code for state banquets, Queen Camilla opted for a sapphire and diamond tiara to complete her look for the evening.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Trump and the first lady's day is scheduled to be capped with a white-tie state banquet at St George’s Hall, Windsor Castle, with fanfare and music.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Henderson is also the grandson of Jane Dudley, who founded an annual white-tie gala known as the Swan Ball, according to The Tennessean.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 12 Aug. 2025
His grandmother was the late Jane Dudley, who founded the Swan Ball, the annual white-tie gala.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for white-tie
Adjective
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Her grandmother, Tina Knowles, was a guest of honor at the black-tie event.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The staff dressed Jeter and Ronnie in special black-tie outfits and had a photographer snap photos of them.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps the football gods are just evening things out.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes,
11 Dec. 2024
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The best times are evening or early morning, when the wasps aren’t active.—
Jeanne Huber,
Washington Post,
15 Mar. 2024
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“White-tie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white-tie. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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