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Recent Examples of pleat
Joy Montgomery, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
And yet, solo developer Billy Basso managed to stuff his adventure with layers and layers of clockwork machinations — hundreds of riddles, pleated together across a diorama that isn’t large, but is certainly deep.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 May 2025
That Will Never Go Out Of Style In Our Southern Homes
Types Of Bed Skirts
Ruffles, pleats, scallops—oh my!
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 1 May 2025
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Verb
Speaking of skirts, one of my favorite pieces has to be the dark-wash denim mini, which features the same clever construction as the dresses—a sort of inside-out pleating that creates a sculptural, wavy hemline.
—Joy Montgomery, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
And yet, solo developer Billy Basso managed to stuff his adventure with layers and layers of clockwork machinations — hundreds of riddles, pleated together across a diorama that isn’t large, but is certainly deep.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
The sculptural and scalloped look—covered in soft pleats—was refreshed for the modern-day, and required 250 hours of work.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 May 2025
That Will Never Go Out Of Style In Our Southern Homes
Types Of Bed Skirts
Ruffles, pleats, scallops—oh my!
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleat
Verb
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Trade wars levied up to 145% tariffs on Chinese imports (since decreased to 30%), increasing the cost of products like braiding hair, hair oil, and wigs.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
28 May 2025
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The brother and sister duo, both from Little Rock, sat at a booth along the midway, each offering their own unique services: Dailey braids hair while Reynolds paints faces.—
Parker Mancino,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2025
Noun
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Other braids seen on the runway included messy, pulled out pigtails and tiny face-framing plaits.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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Lawrence also wore her hair in thick plaits, and donned a pair of orange lensed, oval sunglasses.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Celebrating these small wins not only provides immediate satisfaction but also creates a positive feedback loop that encourages staff to keep striving for excellence.—
Sacha Obaid,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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His eyes are glued to his work computer, where Blue Smiley plays on a loop every day, Monday through Saturday.—
Tyler Hicks,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
Noun
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The team was accused of stuffing and smoothing the seams of the rear attenuator, a part that is standard for all teams and therefore cannot be modified.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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The Playback Split is a tapered full-length jean with side seam hem splits.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
15 May 2025
Noun
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The corrugation process guarantees that the containers are robust and lightweight, which is necessary for stacking and transportation in an efficient manner.—
CMG Containers,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2024
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Electrons in today’s graphene can move up to a micrometer before getting scattered by imperfections, such as corrugations in the surface of the material or grain boundaries between adjacent crystal patches.—
Chun-Yung Sung,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Jan. 2012
Noun
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2025
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There's a person whose only job is to splash ghee between layers of filo dough.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Protect your pucker while pampering it with this vitamin C mineral lip serum that comes in two shades that flatter everyone: Baby Pink and Neutral Peach.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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So the power pucker finally prevails, despite Donna.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
Noun
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If Vilardi had been a left-handed shooter, Oettinger would’ve needed to get to a very different spot at the top of his crease to remain square (shown by the blue line on the graphic below).—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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While some fabrics are naturally prone to wrinkling, the majority of creases in clothes can be prevented with proper washing and drying practices.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 May 2025
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“Pleat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleat. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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