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as in dress
clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation
a tuxedo is the only acceptable costume for men attending a formal event
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as in mask
clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else
Halloween costumes that caricature some of the "celebrities" created by the media over the past year
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as in to dress
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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as in costumey
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Recent Examples of costume
Gordon Cox, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
Many of those come through in Bridget's wardrobe, which costume designer Molly Emma Rowe shared exclusively with PEOPLE.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Suffice to say that considering the setting and the dialect, Eggers is promising another deep dive into a muddy, costumed and violent time period consistent with his oeuvre, which has earned him a loyal film following.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
Matt Minton, Variety, 19 Jan. 2025
Aimé Leon Dore, Drake’s and J. Crew have tapped hairstylists, costume designers, professors, podcasters and ad executives for their marketing campaigns.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Noun
And when all else fails, costumes help differentiate characters, too.
—Gordon Cox, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
Many of those come through in Bridget's wardrobe, which costume designer Molly Emma Rowe shared exclusively with PEOPLE.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Verb
Centering on an extravagantly coifed and costumed Michelle Yeoh as Philippa Georgiou, the onetime ruthless ruler of a dehydrated parallel universe, the action veers from camp to cartoon and back again.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Suffice to say that considering the setting and the dialect, Eggers is promising another deep dive into a muddy, costumed and violent time period consistent with his oeuvre, which has earned him a loyal film following.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
The film was also nominated in below-the-line crafts, including for cinematography, editing, sound design, music, stage design, costume design and makeup and hairstyling.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 19 Jan. 2025
Aimé Leon Dore, Drake’s and J. Crew have tapped hairstylists, costume designers, professors, podcasters and ad executives for their marketing campaigns.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for costume
Noun
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On the red carpet, Brown also took time to pose with her costar, Chris Pratt, who wore a mint green suit with brown dress shoes.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Björk’s infamous 2001 Oscars swan dress takes flight as a delicate pavlova with passion fruit ganache, while Jennifer Lopez’s game-changing green Versace number appears as a tropical coconut mousse with pineapple-lime chutney on pistachio sponge.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
WWD,
28 Feb. 2025
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Treatment varies by severity but can include providing oxygen through a nasal tube or mask, intravenous fluids and treatment of the underlying cause of the infection.—
NICOLE WINFIELD,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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Get your beauty sleep by applying this dry mask before bed—simply spray it into hair and brush through and let the clever formula do its thing.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The model attended Aaron Esh’s dinner event at London's The House of KOKO on Sunday, Feb. 23, clad in a look that left little to the imagination.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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The gunman, clad in a red-and-black sweatshirt, dark-colored pants and black sneakers, ran off from the scene on White Plains Road near Pelham Parkway South, leaving behind two shell casings, police said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Actual Ad The ad Cambridge sent shows what appears to be a father and son on a hunt, wearing matching camouflage jackets with rifles slung over their left shoulders.—
Corey G. Johnson,
ProPublica,
27 Feb. 2025
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Females tend to use this for camouflage, while males use it to show off.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The ceremony was held in a five-foot hot tub, with the bride wearing a bikini and the groom attired in swimming trunks and top hat.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2025
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Here, see how stars like Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña and more attired themselves for the 2025 Golden Globes after-parties.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Putting together a dressy outfit is no small feat during the winter.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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The breezy style is suitable for casual or dressy outings.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Facebook pages run by the homes show small children said to be orphans in religious garb, singing and praying, imploring followers to donate or give zakat to buy food, clothes or school supplies.—
Teele Rebane,
CNN,
1 Feb. 2025
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After Butler’s arrest, his lawyer moved to allow Butler to not attend his preliminary hearing, arguing that witnesses wouldn’t be able to identify him as the attacker without the benefit of seeing him in jail garbs in court.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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According to certain cosmologies, their souls take on the guise of marine creatures—an idea that struck me as strangely comforting.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Those influences are often deliberate — coy and canny reworkings of previous themes and character types, presented again in new guises and winking reflections.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Costume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costume. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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