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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaid
Adjective
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Fishermen recently learned that when a great white shark suddenly appeared, and chomped on a striped bass that was on their fishing line.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2025 -
Chalamet wore one of his favourite brands, Chrome Hearts, with an orange zip-up suede bomber with the team logo, orange and blue striped pants, beige boots, and a thick gold chain, accessorizing with a set of sporty silver sunglasses.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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Demos wore a checkered suit, while Shahi donned a slinky metallic dress with a thigh-high slit and off-the-shoulder detailing.—
Katie Mannion,
Peoplemag,
18 Mar. 2024
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The digital collection features a checkered suit, pixel leopard hoodie and video game pants — free of charge for fitting, sharing and saving to digital wardrobes within the ZERO10 app.—
Stephanie Hirschmiller,
Forbes,
25 Aug. 2022
Adjective
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Trend forecasters have been touting the boom-boom aesthetic of shoulder pads and power suits and garish displays of excess while Donald Trump, ’80s tabloid fixture turned actual president, is back in the office.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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In an online space dominated by advertisements and garish displays of wealth, content that encourages users not to buy anything new can be both empowering and, in Dean’s words, kind of radical.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In an incisive observation of the way that an adult’s words can sometimes settle on a child with unusual weight, I-Jing absorbs this folk superstition without question, and begins to shoplift gaudy trinkets from surrounding market stalls, only ever using her evil left hand.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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Kentucky’s Andy Beshear boasts a positively gaudy 68% approval rating in his deep-red state, the highest of any Democratic governor in the country, according to Morning Consult’s nationwide survey.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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“Plaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaid. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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