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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Greg Evans,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
For instance, at one point the actor costumed as the ape in his lair behind the scenes moves steadily towards the camera, his proportions swelling to gigantic visual proportions.
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Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
That the four central characters don disguises, along with the revelers who have been required to come costumed, propels the plot, as well as adds a note of Shakespearean carnivalesque.
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Elizabeth Toohey,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 Mar. 2025
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
For instance, at one point the actor costumed as the ape in his lair behind the scenes moves steadily towards the camera, his proportions swelling to gigantic visual proportions.
—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
That the four central characters don disguises, along with the revelers who have been required to come costumed, propels the plot, as well as adds a note of Shakespearean carnivalesque.
—
Elizabeth Toohey,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for costumed
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Ed Sheeran strides to Taylor Swift wedding Ed Sheeran, clad in a bright aqua blue suit, arrived holding hands with wife Cherry Seaborn.
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That was enough for France, whose red, white and blue-clad fans looked plenty patriotic on July Fourth in the city where the United States was founded exactly 250 years earlier.
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In September 2025, Kiara Jenkins was preparing to leave for a trip to Atlanta with friends when Eddie Jenkins showed up at her home dressed all in black with his hood up and confronted her about the trip, prosecutors said.
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Pigs are cooked whole over wood, broken down, and then dressed with a mixture of cider vinegar, salt, black pepper, and crushed red pepper.
Verb
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Always elegantly attired, always thirsty, never drunk.
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The open concept and casually attired employees bear a resemblance to countless other start-ups.
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The Qataris, garbed in white robes with red sashes, sat directly behind the goal in the lower bowl.
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Her father's New Year's greeting card for 2023 showed King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida garbed in somber black, which many Thais saw as confirmation of the gravity of her condition.
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“Costumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costumed. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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