as in clothes
covering for the human body
the girls showed up at the prom wearing their most elegant rags
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as in scolds
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
several readers called in to rag the editor for his paper's repeated grammatical lapses
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Noun
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One Amazon shopper traveled for a week with the bag and easily fit a week's worth of clothing, two pairs of shoes, toiletries, a pair of headphones, a deck of cards, and a charger.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Feb. 2025 -
Additionally, the export of secondhand clothing to these regions often overwhelms local waste management systems and disrupts indigenous textile markets, perpetuating a cycle of dependency and environmental degradation.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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From dazzling attire to handmade treasures, Baton Rouge’s talented makers and artisans are redefining how visitors celebrate and remember Mardi Gras.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Johnson’s Trump later goes after Zelensky’s attire.—
Carly Thomas,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Mar. 2025
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So, after that, the two go through the rest of the process including picking a dress and walking down the aisle together.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
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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“Rags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rags. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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