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Recent Examples of pleat
Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 1 Oct. 2024
Thanks to Vietnamese fabrics and the use of local craftspeople, unique pleating, asymmetric cuts, shawls and sleeveless knitwear bring his heritage to a wider audience.
—Madeline Fass, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2024
Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
The paneled dress featured long sleeves and an asymmetric fishtail-style hem with pleat detailing.
—Maggie Clancy, WWD, 17 Oct. 2024
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One person, in particular, donned a vibrant orange cotton top with rows of pleating with a vinyl pair of bottoms.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 1 Oct. 2024
Thanks to Vietnamese fabrics and the use of local craftspeople, unique pleating, asymmetric cuts, shawls and sleeveless knitwear bring his heritage to a wider audience.
—Madeline Fass, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2024
Noun
This pleat makes the LES stronger so that acid is less likely to come up from the stomach and into the esophagus.9
This procedure is minimally invasive because it is done via endoscopy.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
The paneled dress featured long sleeves and an asymmetric fishtail-style hem with pleat detailing.
—Maggie Clancy, WWD, 17 Oct. 2024
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Maybe Happy Ending An originally Korean musical that lies somewhere between rom-com and Klara and the Sun with a score that braids Burt Bacharach and Joe Hisaishi, Maybe Happy Ending is a rare and delicate thing among the already small number of original musicals that come to New York each year.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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While older ghosts were braided into the everyday life of peasant society marking crises and plentitude alongside of joys and fears, the modern specter, whose features were now homogenized across cultures, only represented fear.Tithi Bhattacharya / Made by History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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Weaving: Small plaits are braided on the head, to which the hair extensions are sewn. Micro-ring extensions: The hair is attached to a metal ring that is pushed onto your own hair using a needle.Anna Bader, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
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In Jamaica, women also wore their curly fros in simple protective styles: buns with a little gel, or loose plaits—while men confidently sported locs at every length or braids in eccentric styles.Essence, Essence, 8 Sep. 2024
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In the end, these two points form a bit of a feedback loop, almost like an endless cycle of change and growth.Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 13 Dec. 2024
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By creating feedback loops, organizations can ensure their systems remain adaptable and effective over time.Tamas Kadar, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The elastic waistband flatters all shapes, making long travel days comfortable, but the sweater’s center seam along the front offers a dressier feel.Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
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Iceland lies along a giant seam in Earth's crust running roughly down the middle of the North and South Atlantic Oceans.Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2024
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The corrugation process guarantees that the containers are robust and lightweight, which is necessary for stacking and transportation in an efficient manner.CMG Containers, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2024
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Electrons in today’s graphene can move up to a micrometer before getting scattered by imperfections, such as corrugations in the surface of the material or grain boundaries between adjacent crystal patches.Chun-Yung Sung, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2012
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Abdominoplasties, or tummy tucks, carry the greatest statistical risk—about four times the complication rate of other procedures, at four percent.Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
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Enlarge / Physicist Martin Bier in an aerodynamic tuck, a cycling position that reduces wind resistance.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 Sep. 2024
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This recipe features a creamy layer of cheesecake along with the classic pecan pie filling for the ultimate dessert.Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
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Beyond dressing your little one in layers, don’t forget about yourself.Jocelyn Newman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
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These compounds, which look like rings at the molecular level, interact with proteins in your saliva to produce a dry, astringent sensation that makes your mouth pucker.Rosemary Trout, Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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Oodles of butter and lemon give the dressing a just-off-the-dock freshness and pucker.Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Pleat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleat. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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