1
: being covered or clothed
ivy-clad buildings
clad in red silk pajamas
2
of a coin
: consisting of outer layers of one metal bonded to a core of a different metal
half-dollar clad coins
clad or cladded; cladding
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Verb
if the vehicles are not clad in armor, they will remain vulnerable to roadside bombs
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024
Watch on Deadline Bridges, who is the hacker and original video game character Kevin Flynn, appears as something of an apparition at the end in white clad robes.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
Reuters, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2024
Here, Saarinen enlarged the pit, giving it curves and cladding it in white penny tile accented with a fiery red carpet and upholstery on curved sofas and stools on his pedestal-like Tulip seat.
—Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 28 June 2024
Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 13 Mar. 2023
As a result, Efergan, an easygoing 48-year-old clad in a V-neck undershirt, jeans and sneakers, is toiling full days and often manning the register.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 23 June 2021
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Adjective
One pro-Trump, Elon-Musk-fanboy account recently shared a suggestive image depicting a scantily clad Harris surrounded by multiple clones of Donald Trump; it’s been viewed 1.6 million times.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024
Watch on Deadline Bridges, who is the hacker and original video game character Kevin Flynn, appears as something of an apparition at the end in white clad robes.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
Verb
The inquiry said architect Studio E, principal contractor Rydon, and cladding sub-contractor Harley all bore considerable responsibility for disaster.
—Reuters, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2024
Here, Saarinen enlarged the pit, giving it curves and cladding it in white penny tile accented with a fiery red carpet and upholstery on curved sofas and stools on his pedestal-like Tulip seat.
—Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 28 June 2024
Noun
Chunky black hexagons spill out of the center of its grille, and matte plastic clads all the sharp body lines on the tiny SUV.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 13 Mar. 2023
As a result, Efergan, an easygoing 48-year-old clad in a V-neck undershirt, jeans and sneakers, is toiling full days and often manning the register.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 23 June 2021
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“Clad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clad. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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