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Recent Examples of pleat
Madeline Fass, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2024
The crewneck pullover tank features high-low hem details while the bottoms have a comfortable elastic waistband with pleating along the front and back.
—Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 3 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
Thanks to Vietnamese fabrics and the use of local craftspeople, unique pleating, asymmetric cuts, shawls and sleeveless knitwear bring his heritage to a wider audience.
—Madeline Fass, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2024
The crewneck pullover tank features high-low hem details while the bottoms have a comfortable elastic waistband with pleating along the front and back.
—Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 3 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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Domingo is perhaps best known for his eloquence, but here, he’s caught in a loop, grasping for the right thing to say.Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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The music video stars the pygmy hippopotamus, who lives at a zoo in Thailand, bouncing around in her trademark style in a loop.Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The rain jacket is fully waterproof with sealed seams and an internal storm flap under the zipper to prevent moisture from oozing through.The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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As a down duvet insert, it's designed with double-stitched seams and a baffle box construction to keep its fill fluffy and evenly distributed.Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 18 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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That would add a whole other layer of drama to the mix.Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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To add a layer, Kitty’s former nemesis and reluctant roommate Min Ho (Sang Heon Lee) confessed his feelings for her.Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 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 1 Dec. 2024.
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