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Recent Examples of pleat
Julia Teti, WWD, 6 Sep. 2024
From figure-skimming pencil skirts to ladylike A-lines and ruched pleating, the leather midi has unmatched versatility.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2024
Maggie Clancy, WWD, 17 Oct. 2024
This elegant top features a V-neck design with pleat details along the front.
—Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2024
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Verb
The repurposed look included slightly exaggerated shoulders and long sleeves, with a skirt featuring soft, elegant pleating for a flowing finish.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 6 Sep. 2024
From figure-skimming pencil skirts to ladylike A-lines and ruched pleating, the leather midi has unmatched versatility.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2024
Noun
The paneled dress featured long sleeves and an asymmetric fishtail-style hem with pleat detailing.
—Maggie Clancy, WWD, 17 Oct. 2024
This elegant top features a V-neck design with pleat details along the front.
—Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleat
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The Nazis used some of the same references, braiding environmental purity and racial purity.Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024
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Like the popular boho style, pick-and-drop braids are created by braiding the hair and leaving the ends loose.Jessica Fields, Essence, 17 Oct. 2024
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In Jamaica, women also wore their curly fros in simple protective styles: buns with a little gel, or loose plaits—while men confidently sported locs at every length or braids in eccentric styles.Essence, Essence, 8 Sep. 2024
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Elsewhere updos were given new vitality through modern colours and fun plaits.Zoe Anastasiou, refinery29.com, 9 Jan. 2024
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This has thrown the political world for a loop because neither party – go back here – neither party has been treating Iowa as a battleground at the presidential level.NBC News, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Seek and Give Feedback Another key aspect of application is the feedback loop.William Arruda, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Watch on Deadline Set over seven hallucinatory days, Harvest tells the story of a rural village community with no name, in an undefined time and place, that begins to break at the seams after the arrival of four strangers.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Because no fill exists at the seams, and down fill peaks at the center of the squares, heat distribution is uneven.Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Electrons in today’s graphene can move up to a micrometer before getting scattered by imperfections, such as corrugations in the surface of the material or grain boundaries between adjacent crystal patches.Chun-Yung Sung, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2012
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In ammonoids a more complex septum might improve the animal’s survival odds by strengthening the shell (just as corrugations strengthen cardboard).Lori Oliwenstein, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Abdominoplasties, or tummy tucks, carry the greatest statistical risk—about four times the complication rate of other procedures, at four percent.Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
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Enlarge / Physicist Martin Bier in an aerodynamic tuck, a cycling position that reduces wind resistance.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 Sep. 2024
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The nano-texture option adds material between the glass and the pixel layer to reduce glare and reflections in direct lighting.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Being elevated adds a layer of comfort and peace of mind – no worrying about uneven terrain, muddy ground or things creeping in during the night.Fergus Scholes, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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This combo staves off flakes for a smoother, softer, and more moisturized pucker.Emily Orofino, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
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Another TikTok meme involves people ordering Dr Pepper with pickles at drive-thrus for an extra pucker.Whizy Kim, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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“Pleat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleat. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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