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Recent Examples of muumuu
The singer hosted the European Music Awards in everything from a hair-raising strapless strapless dress to a sheer hooded muumuu and Kiki boots.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
In a second Instagram post from the event, Jennifer Lopez is pictured with musician Sia, who wears a brightly colored and chaotically patterned muumuu with equally vibrant sneakers and a voluminous floral headdress.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2023
Her least guarded, and seemingly unscripted, social media moments were those posts from Obama’s maskless bacchanal, of her dancing with the birthday boy in a flowery muumuu, which were deleted after right-wing media outlets and Twitter narcs dubbed the party a superspreader event.
—Meaghan Garvey, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2021
There was no way that after almost 20 years, the gun-toting, muumuu-wearing, glad-to-cuss-everybody-out elderly woman would leave so quietly.
—Essence, 28 Jan. 2022
There is a photo in my baby book of my mother pregnant with me in an oversized floral muumuu that haunts me.
—Hayley Bloomingdale, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2021
Cooking class was taught by Mrs. Shaw, an elderly, muumuu-wearing transplant from somewhere in the South, and was dominated by a clique of boisterous girls who ate brown sugar by the handful straight out of the cannisters.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2021
For such occasions, Fran dons a muumuu (a long loose dress from Hawaii), which is an image that has created some mirth among friends and family.
—David G. Molyneaux, cleveland, 17 Dec. 2020
Maggie was sometimes the butt of her daughter’s jokes, both on the show and in Kathy’s standup comedy, sent up as a gruff, muumuu-wearing throwback.
—New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020
Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
In a second Instagram post from the event, Jennifer Lopez is pictured with musician Sia, who wears a brightly colored and chaotically patterned muumuu with equally vibrant sneakers and a voluminous floral headdress.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2023
Her least guarded, and seemingly unscripted, social media moments were those posts from Obama’s maskless bacchanal, of her dancing with the birthday boy in a flowery muumuu, which were deleted after right-wing media outlets and Twitter narcs dubbed the party a superspreader event.
—Meaghan Garvey, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2021
There was no way that after almost 20 years, the gun-toting, muumuu-wearing, glad-to-cuss-everybody-out elderly woman would leave so quietly.
—Essence, 28 Jan. 2022
There is a photo in my baby book of my mother pregnant with me in an oversized floral muumuu that haunts me.
—Hayley Bloomingdale, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2021
Cooking class was taught by Mrs. Shaw, an elderly, muumuu-wearing transplant from somewhere in the South, and was dominated by a clique of boisterous girls who ate brown sugar by the handful straight out of the cannisters.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2021
For such occasions, Fran dons a muumuu (a long loose dress from Hawaii), which is an image that has created some mirth among friends and family.
—David G. Molyneaux, cleveland, 17 Dec. 2020
Maggie was sometimes the butt of her daughter’s jokes, both on the show and in Kathy’s standup comedy, sent up as a gruff, muumuu-wearing throwback.
—New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for muumuu
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Lady Eliza opted for a black and white cocktail minidress, featuring a black satin fabric with short-cap sleeves.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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Earlier in the month, the stars stepped out in New York City wearing cool winter outfits, with Hailey in a leather trench coat styled as a minidress and Justin in a cropped trench paired with a gray sweater wrapped around his waist and black trousers.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Knit Sleep Chemise This soft knit sleep chemise is highly rated, with one shopper deeming it the softest and most comfortable nightgown.—
Kelsey Fredricks,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Spoil your sweetheart with a lacy chemise or a comfy thong that’s crotchless for some easy-access fun.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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“Muumuu.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muumuu. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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