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Recent Examples of black-tie
More than half of the 220 holders at the black-tie event are likely based outside the United States, according to blockchain analysis.
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Michelle Conlin, USA Today, 23 May 2025
He was dressed in shorts, T-shirt and boots and his black-tie clobber was in a car miles away in Marseilles.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 25 May 2025
Trump hosted the black-tie event in a personal capacity, the White House said.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 23 May 2025
DiCaprio, shielding himself in a ball cap at the otherwise black-tie gala, was cuddled up to his girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti for most of the night.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 23 May 2025
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Michelle Conlin, USA Today, 23 May 2025
He was dressed in shorts, T-shirt and boots and his black-tie clobber was in a car miles away in Marseilles.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 25 May 2025
Trump hosted the black-tie event in a personal capacity, the White House said.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 23 May 2025
DiCaprio, shielding himself in a ball cap at the otherwise black-tie gala, was cuddled up to his girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti for most of the night.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black-tie
Adjective
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Compared to white-tie events like the Nobel Prize ceremony or a state banquet, Cannes’ black-tie requirement is relatively flexible.—
Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén,
The Conversation,
22 May 2025
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The courtship spilled into public view in October, at the Al Smith dinner, an annual white-tie fund-raiser for Catholic charities.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps the football gods are just evening things out.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes,
11 Dec. 2024
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The best times are evening or early morning, when the wasps aren’t active.—
Jeanne Huber,
Washington Post,
15 Mar. 2024
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“Black-tie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black-tie. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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