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adjective

variants or apparelled

as in dressed

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verb

variants or apparelled

past tense of apparel

as in clothed

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes a designer who regularly apparels several of the presenters at the Oscar ceremonies

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Adjective

Julie Blazek of Batavia was hanging out with members of the Batavia Woman’s Club who were all dressed as witches and planning to dance later on stage at the Peg Bond Center during the event.

— David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
All dressed in the same plum two-piece set, their harmonies and coordinated dance moves honored Winehouse’s love of that era while breathing new life into the track.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of dressed

Verb

This Saturday, friends, family and community members clad in different shades of light blue came together at a public vigil to honor Noel’s legacy.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
As San Francisco’s Hobart Building—with its elaborate neoclassical facade clad in terracotta—neared completion in 1914, influential architect Willis Polk was commissioned for another project across the bay in the Berkeley Hills.

— Mark David, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of clothed

Adjective

There was a procession to the church of white clad handmaidens (tärnor), star boys (stjärngossar) and gingerbread men (pepparkaksgubbar) with candle wreaths on the maidens’ heads – now battery powered rather than actual flames.

— Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
Small, shy and clad head-to-claw in black, New Zealand’s karure, or black robin, has been crowned the country’s 2026 Bird of the Year.

— Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of clad

Verb

At the age of 93 in 2018, Saint, who had been so memorably attired in her classic films, appeared at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony to present the Oscar for Best Costume Design (Phantom Thread won).

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Always elegantly attired, always thirsty, never drunk.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026

Definition of attired

Adjective

Jill’s approach to being First Lady was to act as Joe’s lead messenger, and this suited Bernal, who had gained his knowledge of policy indirectly as a scheduler and advance man.

— Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
Many Republican districts, which are often large and more rural, are well suited to these kinds of projects.

— Kayla Morton, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of suited

Adjective

Data brokers can collect and resell personal information, and removing your details from covered sites may reduce future exposure.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
There’s also an in-ground lap pool and a tennis court accompanied by a covered viewing pavilion.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of covered

Adjective

Lower courts upheld the ban, finding the veiled vulgarity of the phrase allows schools to ban it.

— CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
The second is a misdirection technique called veiled capitalization, in which a word that appears to be a common noun is actually a proper one (or vice versa).

— New York Times, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2026

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