as in clothing
covering for the human body
put on your warmest clothes—it's freezing outside
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as in dresses
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
they liked to clothe the twins in identical outfits just to confuse people
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as in says
to convey in appropriate or telling terms
regulations clothed in obscure terminology
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Recent Examples of clothes
Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 3 Feb. 2023
As a matter of fact, some of those clothes were my own — my own sweatpants and my own t-shirt.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2023
He was found under a pile of clothes in the basement of the house.
—Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2023
The regional winter response team got to work early Monday providing shelter, meals, showers and a change of clothes to vulnerable populations as freezing temperatures and sleet crept into the area.
—Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2023
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Plural noun
Experts say these are the types of clothes that are fine to wear repeatedly without washing.
—Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 3 Feb. 2023
As a matter of fact, some of those clothes were my own — my own sweatpants and my own t-shirt.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2023
He was found under a pile of clothes in the basement of the house.
—Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2023
The regional winter response team got to work early Monday providing shelter, meals, showers and a change of clothes to vulnerable populations as freezing temperatures and sleet crept into the area.
—Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clothes
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Men in jackets and pressed slacks drift through the hallways with equally elegant ladies on their arms; when dinner time arrives, everyone dresses for the occasion, as did the generations of guests before them.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
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Betty, attempting to paper over her unthinkable loss, dresses Laura in her daughter’s clothes, gives her her daughter’s place at family meals, has her daughter’s bike fixed to Laura’s height.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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There is a sign out there that says, ‘Keep an eye out,’ because there’s some messaging coming shortly.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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Last year's picture day was different, however, as the mom of two says Emma was happy to pose for the photos.—
Georgia Slater,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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The same girls who’d posted winking pop-culture-reference couples Halloween costumes a few years ago were now posting their toddlers in their own pop-culture-reference costumes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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To make that medicine go down easier, RAYE costumes her fatalism in a baroque maximalism.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
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What the behavior expresses, Berg added, is a deeper desire to be seen.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Under the bill, minors could not create accounts without parental consent, and parents would gain sweeping control — including the ability to review chatbot conversations, limit usage times, and receive alerts if a child expresses intent to harm themselves or others.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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To this day, people come up to him and quote phrases his character used to utter.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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In essence, the Iowa and West Virginia sports cases ask the court to rule whether a transgender girl – a person assigned male at birth who has transitioned to align with their identity as a girl or woman, as the AP Stylebook phrases it – is a girl or a boy.—
Morgan Marietta,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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The guidance states that potential harms in this age group, including false positives, psychological distress, overdiagnosis, overtreatment and radiation exposure, may outweigh the uncertain benefits of screening.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Anaheim resort has expanded facial-recognition technology at entrances to Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure after months of limited testing, reads Disney’s privacy notice, in which the company states the intention is to make reentry easier and to prevent fraud.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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That puts the onus on Wallace, who is coming off season-ending shoulder surgery in December.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Twenty-six cars involved in that wreck, which puts it up there with one of the biggest ever.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Instead, the playbook is straightforward – identify a problem, then propose an overly restrictive governing scheme that couches the political favoritism as a beneficial expansion of the regulatory state.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Clothes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clothes. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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