costumed

verb

past tense of costume
as in clothed
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes the days when people, costumed in their Sunday best, would parade along the grand avenue on Easter

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Recent Examples of costumed Nearby, two performers were smoking in white Monobloc chairs, costumed in long aprons and scrubs, rubber gloves close at hand. — Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 Did the nefarious villain (who may or may not have been costumed at Party City) have an accomplice within the Big Brother crew that helped facilitate the abduction? — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026 Indeed, Green throws off a kind of 1970s Wonder Woman vibe at times, especially given how she is costumed by Theresa Ham, and that adds to the fun. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 Some of the episode’s interiors were built alongside the regular Widow’s Bay sets, so breaks for her –– while costumed in 18th century clothing –– were spent taking a breather on a city hall desk or lounging on a couch that would certainly be out of place in 1702. — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2026 That’s played out across numerous collaborations over the last few decades, with pop culture-defining shoots lensed by Steven Klein and tours that followed costumed by the house. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026 This costumed, walking parade originates in the Bywater neighborhood on Mardi Gras morning and makes its way through the streets, ending up in the French Quarter. — Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2025 Approximately 10,000 people participated, including costumed Macy’s employees dressed as clowns, cowboys, knights, and other characters, along with floats depicting Mother Goose scenes, circus acts, professional bands, and live animals borrowed from the Central Park Zoo. — Dave Smith, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025 Rachel Fuller’s orchestral version of The Who album, recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, is the backdrop for this production, which is costumed by British fashion house Paul Smith. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for costumed
  1. clothed
  2. dressed
  3. attired
  4. garbed
Verb
  • Even Ludwig Mies van der Rohe — our high god of modern glass and steel — clad his first high-rise in 1949, the Promontory Apartments in Hyde Park, in brick.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The deportees were clad in white, and many covered their faces out of safety as journalists filmed their arrival.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of clothed
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  • Spearfish Falls is one of three spectacular cascades in Spearfish Canyon—even prettier dressed in autumn foliage.
    — Jacqueline Kehoe, Midwest Living, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In Otto’s room, the vintage bed is dressed in a vintage Pendleton blanket from The Company Store and flanked with sconces from In Common With.
    — Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of dressed
Verb
  • Always elegantly attired, always thirsty, never drunk.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
  • The open concept and casually attired employees bear a resemblance to countless other start-ups.
    — Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 28 May 2026
Definition of attired
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  • A-list guests such as Hailey and Justin Bieber, Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet, Ali and Jalen Brunson, and Shannon and Josh Hart (all garbed in all-black ensembles) could be seen in Instagram posts and photos published by Page Six.
    — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Alongside it is Footsi (1979), a video in which two fingers garbed in little shoes and socks move across the artist’s body.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of garbed

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“Costumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costumed. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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