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Recent Examples of pleat
Isabel Garcia, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
From there, look for differentiating details like pleating, zippers, and piping that lend a preppy touch.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
Feminine pleats, eye-catching cape sleeves, and a rosy shade of pink make this knee-length dress a showstopper on land or at sea.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Plus, save on breezy tops with pretty details like pleating, ruffles, and Swiss dots.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
From there, look for differentiating details like pleating, zippers, and piping that lend a preppy touch.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
Nike’s unique bouclé wrap vest can be styled with both your tennis pleats or a slinky pair of trousers for a day off-the court while tennis spectating too.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
Feminine pleats, eye-catching cape sleeves, and a rosy shade of pink make this knee-length dress a showstopper on land or at sea.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2025
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Cornell, likewise, highlighted admitted applicants whose interests braided together cryptography and disaster relief runs, air pollution research and Habitat for Humanity volunteer work, Crohn’s Disease research and efforts to save local pollinators.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Just like the series’ central character Reda is between two worlds, between two communities, the Arab and Corsican, its story braids two genres.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
24 Mar. 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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This loop shows how much different than normal temperatures will be through Saturday.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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Police said a trooper attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a Jeep Wrangler around 11:05 p.m. on the inner loop of Interstate 695 at Greenspring Avenue.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Her knit pullover featured a pinch seam detailing on the body and a coat with a raw hem.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2025
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That LeBron James still found a seam and made a tough shot didn’t matter.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 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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Monitor Medications With Your Provider Patient education is typically the first layer of treatment for allergic asthma.—
Susan Russell,
Verywell Health,
8 Apr. 2025
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The process not only ushered in uncharacteristic darkness, but unveiled the outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Clinically-proven to increase lip volume by up to 20% and reduce fine lines by up to 33%, the smoothing formula will prettify your pucker.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Nothing really pulls or puckers, which is difficult to achieve on this type of build.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For the eventual game-winner in the Wild’s 4-1 victory on Saturday, Brazeau took his hulking 6-foot-6 frame right to the top of the Sabres’ crease where a puck from teammate Brendan Gaunce glanced off the newcomer’s skate and over the goal line.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2025
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Foldable screens have visible creases, especially when viewed from different angles or in bright conditions.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Pleat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleat. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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