- present participle of dress.
dressing
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The restored theater features a reconfigured 729-seat auditorium, new mezzanine and balcony seating, a lounge area, full stage with wings and crossover space, dressing rooms and a green room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
On YouTube, the very same platform hosting Duffy’s vapid post-vacation slideshow, content abounds showing soccer lovers’ appreciation for our fast-food joints, rowdy dance clubs and ranch dressing.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
The answer awaits in the Astors’ dressing room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
"I may wear a wig if I'm dressing up, but usually I don't, and I get so many lovely compliments."
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Jace isn’t wearing a costume, and I worry that means he’ll think I’m a big loser for dressing up.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
Medical applications include wound dressings, drug delivery systems, and resorbable implants or sutures that slowly degrade inside the body.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The salad chain’s shares tumbled after hours, but it said it doesn’t use iceberg lettuce and only uses jalapeño peppers in two dressings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
And don’t stop at dressings, you can add it to other sauces and dips too like chimichurri, tzatziki, tahini, pesto; the possibilities are endless.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
"Moss harvesting probably started in Wales as far back as World War One when it was used in war dressings and continued since then," she explained.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026
“Let’s clean your dressings this morning,” she said.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
