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Recent Examples of apparel
Noun
Federal authorities have arrested hundreds of potentially undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles this month, targeting day laborers at a Home Depot, factory workers at a downtown apparel company and cleaners at car washes across the city. Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025 The firm reiterated a buy rating on the apparel stock, alongside a $56 per share price target. Brian Evans, CNBC, 17 June 2025
Verb
Reliance Retail has about 12,000 stores across India and sells everything from smartphones to groceries to apparel through various eponymous brands, including Reliance Fresh, Reliance Digital and Reliance Trends. Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 11 Aug. 2021 The rapper has partnered with an unusually diverse array of brands to churn out everything from food to apparel to toys and more. Kim Bhasin, Bloomberg.com, 8 Oct. 2020 See All Example Sentences for apparel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparel
Noun
  • The advisory suggested limiting strenuous activity from early morning to evening, wearing lightweight and loose-fitting clothing and staying out of the sun.
    Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2025
  • The children were last seen wearing traditional FLDS clothing, ABC4 reported.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • Excitement reverberated throughout the Santa Clara Youth Soccer Park as city officials unveiled the host city plaque to a crowd of kids clad in cleats and jerseys who were eager to take part in a youth soccer clinic led by former San Jose Earthquakes player Shea Salinas.
    Grace Hase, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
  • In the footsteps of those dancing orphans roamed my students, burnished by tanning beds and clad in tiny shorts.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 11 June 2025
Verb
  • Authorities are searching for a shooting suspect who dressed as a police officer and fled on foot, officials said.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 June 2025
  • Investigators said the shooter was dressed as a police officer.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • Ah Loo’s vibrant work weaves traditional Pacific Island attire with modern silhouettes and design.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 June 2025
  • Our choice of attire narrates a story that connects us to our past and present.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Verb
  • For global travelers, Times Square a must-see, standing among the skyscrapers and screens among the street performers and costumed characters luring travelers (and SNL comedians, as Colin Jost told Travel + Leisure).
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2025
  • Doing so entailed spending $150,000 in first-year start-up costs like costuming and sound equipment, creating everything from backing tracks to background visuals, booking 100-plus gigs and swiftly quitting her wealth management job.
    Leena Tailor, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025

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“Apparel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparel. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.

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