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Recent Examples of black-tie
More than half of the 220 holders at the black-tie event are likely based outside the United States, according to blockchain analysis.
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Michelle Conlin, USA Today, 23 May 2025
He was dressed in shorts, T-shirt and boots and his black-tie clobber was in a car miles away in Marseilles.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 25 May 2025
Trump hosted the black-tie event in a personal capacity, the White House said.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 23 May 2025
DiCaprio, shielding himself in a ball cap at the otherwise black-tie gala, was cuddled up to his girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti for most of the night.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 23 May 2025
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Michelle Conlin, USA Today, 23 May 2025
He was dressed in shorts, T-shirt and boots and his black-tie clobber was in a car miles away in Marseilles.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 25 May 2025
Trump hosted the black-tie event in a personal capacity, the White House said.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 23 May 2025
DiCaprio, shielding himself in a ball cap at the otherwise black-tie gala, was cuddled up to his girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti for most of the night.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black-tie
Adjective
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The courtship spilled into public view in October, at the Al Smith dinner, an annual white-tie fund-raiser for Catholic charities.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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The King and Queen looked regal in their white-tie finery and blue Order of the Garter sashes then, with the Queen topping her look with the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
10 Apr. 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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“Black-tie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black-tie. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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