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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Reuters, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2024
Here, Saarinen enlarged the pit, giving it curves and cladding it in white penny tile accented with a fiery red carpet and upholstery on curved sofas and stools on his pedestal-like Tulip seat.
—Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 28 June 2024
The Week Staff, theweek, 23 July 2024
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
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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
Here, Saarinen enlarged the pit, giving it curves and cladding it in white penny tile accented with a fiery red carpet and upholstery on curved sofas and stools on his pedestal-like Tulip seat.
—Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 28 June 2024
Adjective
Truro Architect Ray Brock built this cedar shake–clad, midcentury-modern summer home overlooking Cape Cod Bay for his family in 1952.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 23 July 2024
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
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Thousands of demonstrators clad in canary-yellow soccer jerseys thronged Copacabana Beach this month in support of a leader accused of conspiring to overthrow Brazil’s young democracy.—
Constance Malleret,
The Christian Science Monitor,
21 Mar. 2025
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As noted in a 2016 Smithsonian report, merchant ships clad with the dazzle pattern during the war were reportedly granted lower insurance premiums.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
20 Mar. 2025
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To preserve the oddity, Greene covered it in lard and then encased it in salt — a typical practice before iceboxes and refrigerators.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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This meant from just below my clavicle to my mid thigh, I was encased in elastane.—
Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2025
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The design sheathes the plasma near the column’s central axis with faster-flowing plasma—imagine a steady stream of cars traveling in the center lane of a highway, unable to change lanes because heavy traffic is whizzing by on both sides.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 Dec. 2021
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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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The second man was found lying on a bed fully dressed and wearing black gloves, police said.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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First, Osborne is snapped while dressed in a white suit, lovingly holding Washington's hand.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Years after introducing himself to listeners as a veiled country crooner, Orville Peck's mask is finally coming off.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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Is his reality show just a veiled attempt to create sympathy for himself with a future jury pool in our civil case?—
Elizabeth Stanton,
Fox News,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Clad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clad. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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