as in to clothe
to cover with something that protects
if the vehicles are not clad in armor, they will remain vulnerable to roadside bombs
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Recent Examples of clad
Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Feb. 2024
Offering a variety of fabrics and wallcoverings in the moire style, in both classic and contemporary colors, moire has been used to clad surfaces from walls to wardrobe doors and furniture.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2023
Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 2 June 2024
The pot is what’s called fully clad, meaning the three layers are not just in the base, but also up the sides.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 11 Apr. 2024
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Sintered stone, like their product Dekton, is already being used to clad surfaces inside the home and now it’s being applied to exterior pavers, facades, patios, and even fire pits, Ramos says.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Feb. 2024
Offering a variety of fabrics and wallcoverings in the moire style, in both classic and contemporary colors, moire has been used to clad surfaces from walls to wardrobe doors and furniture.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2023
Adjective
The picture shows Bingham and Harrison in clad jeans, muck boots, and matching camouflage jackets, kissing in front of a soaring bonfire.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 2 June 2024
The pot is what’s called fully clad, meaning the three layers are not just in the base, but also up the sides.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 11 Apr. 2024
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Although Chalamet showing up to the London premier of A Complete Unknown on a Lime bike doesn’t come close to the effortless cool of Dylan jumping on his motorbike clad in leather, curly hair untamed and freewheeling up the highway to Newport.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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When they’re not clad in ski-gear and ensconced in protective helmets, Kendall has reached for outré furry R13 cowboy boots, bodycon by KHY, and Phoebe Philo outerwear.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
19 Jan. 2025
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Every bite was filled with warmth and umami, encased in a chewy skin.—
Betty Liu,
Bon Appétit,
20 Jan. 2025
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The tooth was taken off the beach still encased in rock, then carefully extracted for inclusion in the Theo Vickers collection, officials said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2025
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None other than Paul Revere sheathed her bottom in copper.—
Kim Foley MacKinnon,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Rihanna, in an archival Christian Lacroix couture hat, sheathed her mid-length black hairdo with the exception of two face-framing strands.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
3 Dec. 2024
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He could be seen on numerous videos alongside other Proud Boys during the riot, dressed in tactical gear, leading chants and wielding the ax handle inside the Capitol.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2025
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Six nuns in white surrounded a seventh dressed in black, and all were singing.—
Elisabeth Vincentelli,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Much of Garland’s parting remarks were a defense of the agency he’s led the last four years while making veiled nods to the anxieties of those with a stake in the future of the Justice Department (DOJ).—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
16 Jan. 2025
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At times, Putin made veiled threats to use nuclear weapons if his redlines were crossed.—
Michael Poznansky,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Clad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clad. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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