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tuxedo

[tuhk-see-doh] / tʌkˈsi doʊ /
NOUN
black tie
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


NOUN
dinner jacket
Synonyms




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After military and presidential toasts, an emotionally wrung-out crowd stood for the finale as an 85-year-old man in his tuxedo came to the microphone to lead everyone in the song he made famous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Our son’s jacket had a roaring tiger stitched onto the back and was layered over his toddler-size tuxedo T-shirt.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Olsen: Your final number in the movie you begin in a tuxedo and you end in a dress.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

But he was out-jacketted by Mohammed's maroon velvet tuxedo.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

He wore his tuxedo suit which had been cleaned and pressed.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith