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adjective

as in clad

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verb

past tense of robe
as in clothed
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes robed the queen in her ceremonial garments

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Recent Examples of robed
Verb
The most recognizable are Semana Santa, or Holy Week, processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026 The most recognizable are Holy Week processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands. — Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026 Paula, similarly robed, figures that surely Sarah must have an explanation for breaking in. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robed
  1. clad
  2. clothed
  3. dressed
  4. attired
  5. invested
  6. covered
  7. veiled
  8. suited
Adjective
  • Dozens of Eckhaus Latta–clad, Tabi-toed aspiring downtown cool kids were lined up around the block to attend a poetry reading at the menswear store, headlined by writer Victoria Rose.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026
  • Playing for a state title in front of thousands of fans, many of the clad in red, was a fitting end.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Definition of clad
Verb
  • My fellow guests are largely Lycra-clad and yoga-ready or wearing the resort’s fluffy robes to wander its halls, and more than half will return for a repeat visit within 18 months, one of the staffers tells me.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Designed around century-old oak trees, the home is clad in limestone and natural timber, reflecting the principles of organic modernism.
    — Sandra Barrera, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of clothed
Adjective
  • Twenty years in, there’s no denying that the city’s distinct and instantly recognizable fashion sense has impacted the way the fashion world gets dressed both on- and off-duty.
    — Kelsey Stewart, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Cesar Gastelum, who had more than 600,000 followers on TikTok, was broadcasting with two friends — all dressed as food delivery workers as part of a challenge.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 5 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
Adjective
  • And even when the original clips of viral moments are authentic, they’re increasingly used as a launching point for embellished narratives and AI content – to capture an invested audience.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of invested
Adjective
  • Since no public funds are used to buy shares and the bill specifically prohibits public bailouts of covered companies, the US public truly shares in the upside of AI.
    — Sarah Polcz, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
  • One of the biggest was the implementation of a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket costs for covered medications.
    — Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of covered
Adjective
  • Zuckerberg made what could be a veiled reference to Meta’s rivals without naming specific companies.
    — Kelvin Chan, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Zuckerberg made what could be a veiled reference to Meta's rivals without naming specific companies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of veiled
Adjective
  • Beck never told Nilles what to play or how to play it, which left her with preconceptions ill-suited to Rush.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Human movements from motion capture and video are converted to a robot-compatible format through kinematic retargeting, while animation can provide movements that humans cannot perform or that are better suited to non-humanoid robots.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of suited

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