as in attire
dressy clothing
suburban teens in full dress for the prom at the country club
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Recent Examples of full dress
For the fifth year in a row, New York Police Department and corrections officers were officially barred from marching in the parade while wearing their full dress uniforms, which include firearms.
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Mandalit Del Barco, NPR, 29 June 2025
The team at the hotel suggested using the atrium in The Mark restaurant, from which an aerial shot of Cardi’s full dress could be captured before she was hidden in umbrellas and whisked out onto the carpet.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 1 May 2025
Their joint photo was accompanied by one individual snap each of King Frederik, 55, and Queen Mary, 52, in their gala finery — the King in the Navy’s full dress uniform and the Queen in a deep green gown with lace sleeves and a high neck.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
This year at the St. Patrick’s Day parades, applaud them when marching by in full dress uniforms.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2024
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Mandalit Del Barco, NPR, 29 June 2025
The team at the hotel suggested using the atrium in The Mark restaurant, from which an aerial shot of Cardi’s full dress could be captured before she was hidden in umbrellas and whisked out onto the carpet.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 1 May 2025
Their joint photo was accompanied by one individual snap each of King Frederik, 55, and Queen Mary, 52, in their gala finery — the King in the Navy’s full dress uniform and the Queen in a deep green gown with lace sleeves and a high neck.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
This year at the St. Patrick’s Day parades, applaud them when marching by in full dress uniforms.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for full dress
Noun
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Hadid previously worked with stylist Law Roach for her 2022 Cannes appearance, collaborating on looks that catered more toward archival attire.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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That's elite golf content in the attire of her choosing.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Schlather’s approach is the opposite of the genteel Spoleto staging, which invoked the opulent sets and costumes of the Met’s designer, Cecil Beaton, on a smaller stage.—
Russell Platt,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Little happens other than chain-smoking, costume changes and interminable shots of color-shifting strobe lighting splaying across the cast’s cheekbones.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Hannah Einbinder speaks about the cowardice of Hollywood on the Gaza genocide contrasted with Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s bravery.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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There is still so much decency, intelligence, curiosity, kindness, and bravery among the people who work (or worked, before they were fired) in our government.—
Time,
Time,
12 May 2026
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The Andersonville Ann Sather closed in 2013, and the space is now occupied by a Raygun apparel and design store.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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At Rock Around the Shop, the store will feature a mix of apparel, accessories and souvenirs that capture the irreverent energy of the ride.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Enthralled by Felipe Rose, a go-go boy decked out in Native American regalia at the Anvil, a notorious gay Manhattan disco, Morali applied that approach to his next conceptual act, Village People.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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James' tailored and structural approach to the female form, mixed with modern fabrics, brought elegance and regalia to the occasion.—
Luis Giraldo,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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But four times the talent means four times the finery, which was costume designer Molly Rogers’ challenge.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
3 May 2026
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Guests showed up in their most eccentric finery.—
Blanche Marcel,
Vanity Fair,
27 Apr. 2026
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Patrick Dempsey and Michael Imperioli don their red-carpet-best at the FOX Upfront Red Carpet on May 11 in New York City.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Graham polled next-best with 43% favorability among Democrats and 22% among independents, and with 14% of Democrats and 25% of independents viewing him unfavorably.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 May 2026
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“Full dress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/full%20dress. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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