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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaid
Adjective
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The line comes in 20 solid colorways (with terracotta and meadow at an extra 20% off), and 10 floral and striped patterns.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
22 July 2025 -
While Garner isn’t the first celebrity to break out the preppy closet classic this year — Taylor Swift and Joanna Gaines have both worn similar collared tops — her shirt’s striped pattern felt even more put together.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Demos wore a checkered suit, while Shahi donned a slinky metallic dress with a thigh-high slit and off-the-shoulder detailing.—
Katie Mannion,
Peoplemag,
18 Mar. 2024
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The digital collection features a checkered suit, pixel leopard hoodie and video game pants — free of charge for fitting, sharing and saving to digital wardrobes within the ZERO10 app.—
Stephanie Hirschmiller,
Forbes,
25 Aug. 2022
Adjective
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While a Daiquiri is snappy, the Daisy de Santiago is garish.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
11 July 2025
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Here, as elsewhere, the president is taking an existing elite failing to its garish extreme.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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At the time, unnatural hair color was considered gaudy, a threat to the beloved ingenue aesthetic boasted by female stars such as Audrey Hepburn.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
30 June 2025
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But Oklahoma City engulfs basketball’s gaudiest attacks not in spite of its hacking but because of it.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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“Plaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaid. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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