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Recent Examples of pleat
Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
Tiered palazzo pants featured beneath the hemline of her turquoise tennis dress, with pleating throughout.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
Snap closures and a back pleat nod to Western roots without feeling like a costume, and an antimicrobial finish extends the time between washes on the road.
—Joe Jackson, Outside, 21 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Some bottoms were pleated, amplifying the voluminous looks.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
Tiered palazzo pants featured beneath the hemline of her turquoise tennis dress, with pleating throughout.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
Overly Elaborate Pleats Heavy, elaborate pleats can make curtains look stiff and overly formal, which is why designers are favoring simpler, more elegant pleat styles.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
Snap closures and a back pleat nod to Western roots without feeling like a costume, and an antimicrobial finish extends the time between washes on the road.
—Joe Jackson, Outside, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleat
Verb
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Deondranay McCain, his estranged wife, and her cousin, Vatrice Little, were braiding one another's hair at the time.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Diane Kruger stunned in a pale floral mini dress paired with a dark green cape-like scarf and braided up-do.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
Noun
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For this super laidback, windchill-ready look, Hadid wore a beanie hat over her plaits, ski goggle-like black sunglasses, and black leather gloves.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
3 Jan. 2026
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Low-tension styles are no longer just a few neat plaits.—
Donnetta Monk,
Essence,
21 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Palstave axes were designed with a side loop to be securely attached to a wooden handle.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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He can’t be named here without risking his loops at the club, but trust that his local knowledge includes which Delaware County bartenders reliably tally a light check and how to navigate every inch of Aronimink.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Place seam-sides down on prepared baking sheets.—
Shelly Westerhausen Worcel,
Midwest Living,
18 May 2026
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Tarik Skubal, the two-time American League Cy Young Award winner, can throw about as hard as Misiorowski, but Skubal uses his four-seam fastball less than forty per cent of the time.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Fingerprints are the surface expression of what biologists call dermal ridges: those parallel corrugations of ridged and furrowed skin that cover not just your fingertips, but also your palms, toes and soles.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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So why do real grasshopper wings have corrugations?—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Many tools now include real-time protection against phishing links, which adds a layer of defense when a scam slips through.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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So, when a model is deprecated or updated, the abstraction layer routes to the replacement without rewriting prompts or retraining workflows.—
Alberto Gimeno,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Demoustier plays Suzanne, an exotic attraction who risks electrocution several times a day to make sparks fly when volunteer smoochers from the audience pucker up.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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Peach leaf curl causes stone fruit leaves to curl and pucker, even on trees sprayed with fungicide and horticultural oil last winter.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Using a pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut each square into thirds along creases in pastry.—
Shelly Westerhausen Worcel,
Midwest Living,
15 May 2026
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After all, nothing puts a damper on a travel outfit quicker than creases from being stuffed inside luggage.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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“Pleat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleat. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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