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Recent Examples of plaid
This plaid dress is perfect for a casual hangout with friends or going out on the town.
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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 19 Feb. 2026
However, to compensate for the frigid midwestern winter, Alpert has been swapping the cooling sheets for a flannel set with a plaid windowpane pattern.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2026
Not many pieces of clothing can go the distance through all four seasons — but Drew Barrymore’s plaid shirt can.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Today, Smith wears pleated khakis, a plaid vest, and a newsboy cap tilted to the side.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 19 Feb. 2026
However, to compensate for the frigid midwestern winter, Alpert has been swapping the cooling sheets for a flannel set with a plaid windowpane pattern.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2026
Not many pieces of clothing can go the distance through all four seasons — but Drew Barrymore’s plaid shirt can.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Today, Smith wears pleated khakis, a plaid vest, and a newsboy cap tilted to the side.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaid
Adjective
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McGonigle, 21, even made a smart choice in socks, going with an old-style, striped look.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Kunzweiler gestured toward the defense table, where Wilkens sat in a striped orange jail jumpsuit, her handcuffs padlocked to a heavy chain at her waist, her ankles shackled together in leg irons.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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His mother, 76-year-old Beth Burbank, is a longtime Quaker and came out to support the vigil, carrying a poster in hand and a checkered keffiyeh — a Middle Eastern scarf and a modern symbol of colonial resistance — around her neck.—
Laura Turbay,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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The space is full of playful contrasts—checkered wallpaper from Schumacher, a leopard-print carpet, and a whimsical Avalon rattan daybed by Serena & Lily.—
Amy Bradford,
Architectural Digest,
21 Mar. 2026
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They’re made from solid wood with cross-patterned siding on the shelves to prevent books and other items from falling off.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Some might find the hotel stately-home-stuffy, but others will delight in the incredible variety of aristo-leaning patterned wallpapers, lampshades, and rugs, plus its murals, silverware, and portraits of notable Spaniards.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Another six dead roaches dotted kitchen area light shields.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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Moss wore a black, semi-sheer polka-dot blouse featuring delicate, dotted-mesh fabric that revealed a glimpse of skin underneath.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Over beats as blunt, chromatic, and gleefully stupid as a Jeff Koons sculpture, the singer has vied to make hyperpop more garish and alarming by being hornier, messier, and more extreme than her peers.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
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The coin, which breaks with the country’s longstanding tradition of not featuring a living person on its currency, joins a swiftly growing list of other Trumpian imprints on arts and culture, including architectural choices deemed gaudy and garish by experts and laypeople alike.—
Arts Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Plaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaid. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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