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Accomplished enough to deserve it, young enough to fully enjoy the friends, collaborators and family members who filled out the black-tie event, and still spicy enough to toss out some of his signature humor.
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2026
Kate Middleton wore the piece for the first time to a black-tie reception at the National Portrait Gallery back in 2014.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
According to Meacham and Page, Reagan finally, and only after all other major candidates had dropped out of the race, intended to give a rousing speech supporting Bush at a black-tie gala on May 11th.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Paxton was the keynote speaker at CPAC’s Ronald Reagan dinner, a black-tie optional dinner hosted Friday night.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2026
Kate Middleton wore the piece for the first time to a black-tie reception at the National Portrait Gallery back in 2014.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
According to Meacham and Page, Reagan finally, and only after all other major candidates had dropped out of the race, intended to give a rousing speech supporting Bush at a black-tie gala on May 11th.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Paxton was the keynote speaker at CPAC’s Ronald Reagan dinner, a black-tie optional dinner hosted Friday night.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black-tie
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After a white-tie dinner at The White House on Tuesday, King Charles and Queen Camilla headed north to New York City on Wednesday to visit the 9/11 Memorial, the New York Public Library, and other sites, before hitting the King’s Trust Global Gala.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
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The royal couple attended a white-tie state dinner, visited the Children's National Medical Center and laid a wreath at the World War II Memorial.—
Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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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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“Black-tie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black-tie. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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