as in tea gown
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Recent Examples of granny dress
Comes complete with an old granny dress, purse and wig.
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Katey Clifford, oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2020
Katey Clifford, oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for granny dress
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The new women’s collection included double-face fabrics, a linen, and a mohair and wool fabric, while the designs were inspired by Japanese kimonos, made on a jacquard loom.—
Andrea Onate,
WWD,
10 Feb. 2025
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While entire spaces in bold colors are not traditional, Yoshida points to kimonos and historic Japanese screens as examples of color, pattern, and movement.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Jan. 2025
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State investigators went on to discover DNA on the sheath, which, after analysis that included FBI assistance, later came back as a statistical match to Kohberger, police and prosecutors allege.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Feb. 2025
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First, Defendant abandoned any privacy interest in his DNA by disclaiming knowledge or ownership of the sheath from which the DNA was extracted.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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About 18 years ago, thick poison ivy covered 64 headstones in Staten Island’s Baron Hirsch Cemetery, including the one belonging to Beckie Neubauer, a 19-year-old Austrian immigrant who died in the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire.—
Maria Cramer,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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One day in March of 1911—the same month as the infamous Triangle shirtwaist factory fire in New York City that trapped and killed 146 workers—a woman named Alice Hamilton arrived at the Sangamon Street works, a lead-smelting plant on Chicago’s East Side, and asked to take a look around.—
Daniel Stone,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Feb. 2025
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While the group rarely played to those expectations collectively, Allen received two Pro Bowl selections and ranks fifth in franchise history with 42 sacks.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Green was the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year while leading the nation with 17 sacks.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2025
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The floral sundress features orange and yellow bouquets, with snaking skyward straps that stand to attention all by themselves—sans wind—and a jaunty hem.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2025
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Her hair in little pigtails, a little yellow sundress.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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The shift from green to pink is purely aesthetic, and shouldn’t impact flavor or texture in any way, Sankey verifies.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Feb. 2025
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If not, what small shifts could start moving you in the right direction? 3.—
Juan Carlos Medina,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Sometimes it’s called a housedress.—
Rachel King,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2020
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My answer: the housedress.—
Fiorella Valdesolo,
WSJ,
9 June 2020
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Eventually, Wiggins got to the line with 45.4 seconds to play in regulation on a three-shot foul, converting all three free throws to close scoring in regulation in a 107-107 tie, with Adebayo off on a jumper just before the regulation buzzer.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2025
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Dylan Nguyen’s layup on the fastbreak tied it and Sisay’s baseline jumper put Milpitas on top.—
Glenn Reeves,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Granny dress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granny%20dress. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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