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plaid

[plad] / plæd /
ADJECTIVE
checkered
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For many, private school evokes images of elite academies, manicured campuses and plaid Catholic-school uniforms.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

The red, white and grey plaid shorts have become iconic in tennis circles, and the surviving pairs have found good homes.

From BBC May 25, 2026

Not long after, Gray, in a plaid mini, is also posing at the photographers’ request, switching effortlessly between signature Gen Z stances, chin resting atop a bent hand.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2026

There was a pop-up shop decorated to look like a cozy British cottage full of holiday gifts, a scarf bar and Bloomingdale’s signature Big Brown plush collectible bear donned a plaid scarf.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

My cousin throws her arms around my waist, causing me to stumble back onto the new plaid armchair.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Ken Billington’s lighting and Constance Hoffman’s costumes, which featured swirling flared skirts in different candy-colored plaids for the female chorus, added to the effect, as did Ms. Zambello’s direction, which emphasized thrust rather than sweetness.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

The Velvet Gang’s aesthetic changes every sequence: preppy plaids, florals, raver neons and a swollen pink jumpsuit that makes Corvette look like a hyper-feminine Gumby.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

Newsboy caps, button-down vests and a predominance of subtle plaids recalled "Peaky Blinders", while pocket watch chains consolidated the 1920s feel.

From Barron's Feb. 26, 2026

Come for the messy, backstabbing celebrities, but stay for Alan Cumming's show-stopping plaids.

From Salon Jan. 19, 2025

The children had erected an amateur tent over their heads, out of the plaids, and under this they were lying close together, telling a story.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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