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dressing

[dres-ing] / ˈdrɛs ɪŋ /
NOUN
a food mixture
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NOUN
the act of clothing
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NOUN
fertilizer
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Makeup and dressing rooms are being built in, for example, so stars don’t have to get ready in trailers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Add a spoonful to your next homemade dressing: ranch dressing, Caesar dressing, coleslaw, anything mayo-based, and it suddenly tastes more alive.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

The hole he leaves in the Tynecastle dressing room is huge.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

District Judge April Perry excoriated prosecutors for using illegal tactics to get the criminal charges past a skeptical grand jury, dressing down U.S.

From Slate • May 22, 2026

Mom is curled up in her usual spot, still in her dressing gown.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




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