as in dressed
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as in adorned
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
a door arrayed for the holidays with a beautiful evergreen wreath
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as in clad
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
arrayed in a wedding dress that has been handed down in the family for generations
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as in arranged
to put into a particular arrangement
arrayed his baseball cards in order of their rarity and consequent monetary value
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Recent Examples of arrayed
Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
The headlamps are arrayed in a slim horizontal row at the top, outer edges of the fascia and below, there is a stack of thin, horizontal light elements for the running lamps.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
But as long as there are those like the forces who arrayed against him, those liberties will need defending.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 Oct. 2024
Powerful forces were arrayed against him, including Carter himself, but Lewis’s opposition was implacable, though not insuperable.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
The city is arrayed against him in blocking his quest to revitalize the depressed midtown Manhattan by building a luxury hotel.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Study cameras arrayed across the San Rafael Valley found that all species, including bears, were able to cross vehicle barriers at the border.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
The headlamps are arrayed in a slim horizontal row at the top, outer edges of the fascia and below, there is a stack of thin, horizontal light elements for the running lamps.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
But as long as there are those like the forces who arrayed against him, those liberties will need defending.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 Oct. 2024
Powerful forces were arrayed against him, including Carter himself, but Lewis’s opposition was implacable, though not insuperable.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
The city is arrayed against him in blocking his quest to revitalize the depressed midtown Manhattan by building a luxury hotel.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrayed
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Appetizers are adorned with the brand’s signature cannage motif, shaped like a couture bow or imprinted with the leopard motif nodding to Dior’s muse Mitzah Bricard.Lily Templeton, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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The strapless number was adorned with beading and 3D petal details.Catherine Santino, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The retro trend of cladding your rooms with wallpaper actually harkens further back to centuries past, when fine homes were showcases for pastoral murals in elegant gathering rooms.Jamie Gold, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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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
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Vehicle owners either waited while tasks were performed, or arranged to have rides until such work was completed.Bill Koenig, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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These are arranged in three groups of two, each of which is contained within a 4-mm-thick aluminum frame mounted on stainless steel telescoping tubing.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
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Beauty mavens Cassandra Grey of Violet Grey and Tina Craig of U Beauty compared notes on their similarly hued lace dresses, while Tina Leung’s daring catsuit, decorated in a large bow like a holiday present, caused much fanfare too.Freya Drohan, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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Descending into the home, visitors would see modest but immaculate living quarters that were decorated with painting and sculpture.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Dec. 2024
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Most of the interiors are clad with Australian white birch.Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
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Even the elevator’s interior is clad in custom marquetry.Busola Evans, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
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In 2011, the United States classified Khalil Haqqani as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, offering a reward of up to $5 million for information related to him.Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Because he is classified as an international amateur, teams will only be able to sign Sasaki with money from their international bonus pools.Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Any leftover lights that weren't broken or half lit were then draped casually on some low bushes out front.Lainey Seyler, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
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Rihanna draped herself in a deliberately rangy stole.Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
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The program is organized by European Film Promotion and is supported by Creative Europe’s MEDIA Programme of the European Union.Leo Barraclough, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Despite the heavy-hitting lineup, none of the above felt remotely corporate, overly earnest, or organized within an inch of its life, as so many charity events are.Vogue, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Arrayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrayed. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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