as in to clothe
to cover with something that protects if the vehicles are not clad in armor, they will remain vulnerable to roadside bombs
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Recent Examples of clad
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025 That’s good, but cladding a phone whose raison d’etre is gorgeous, slim design seems less than ideal. —David Phelan, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Vivian Chung, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2026 Movies, Lego sets, theme parks — all of these are just part of his overall-clad empire. —Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for clad
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These approvals would enable architects and developers to use SUPERWOOD as cladding on taller buildings. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025 That’s good, but cladding a phone whose raison d’etre is gorgeous, slim design seems less than ideal. —David Phelan, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
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Today, this sophisticated, cosmopolitan center is not just for the sporty, Gore-tex clad crowd. —Vivian Chung, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2026 Movies, Lego sets, theme parks — all of these are just part of his overall-clad empire. —Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for clad
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Bathrooms are big and feel extremely luxurious; clad in marble, with rain showers and big bathtubs.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
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Elsewhere in the photoshoot, Hosk swam in a pool, clad in a white graphic T-shirt and black underwear.— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
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In the years since, she's become a favorite on the carpet, consistently making the best dressed list at award shows, Cannes and fashion weeks across the globe.— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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And few tributes captured that spirit quite like Myers — dressed head to toe as an ogre — standing before a room full of stars to tell the world just how much his co-star means to him.— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
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Simply sheath the cushion in fabric, then tuck it back into place.— Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 5 Apr. 2026
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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe sheathed the walls with it at his client’s Villa Tugendhat in Brno, now a UNESCO World Heritage site; in Paris, the interiors of the mid-19th-century Hôtel de la Païva are lavishly studded with yellow onyx.— Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2026
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This paneling principle also applies to a series of folding screens whose leaves encase small-format artworks.— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
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This treat is just the right size — a huge, juicy strawberry encased in red bean paste and then an outer shell of mochi.— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
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The characters are antiques dressed as human beings, and their traumas pile up without consequence.— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
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The Oilers were missing Game 1 hero Jason Dickinson, who didn’t dress for Game 2 because of a lower-body injury.— Jason Hills, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
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The rest of the slideshow included four (clothed) mirror selfies and a close-up shot of a butter yellow sink.— Emma Banks, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
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That is, until one of the semi-clothed workmen and his thick muscles catch her eye.— David Opie, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
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Jackson — only 26, and not yet an ordained minister — was dressed informally, in a loose jacket and a hip collarless pullover that distinguished him from the dark-suited, pulpit-ready King and King's conservatively attired associates.— John Beifuss, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 18 Feb. 2026
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The more compact varieties are also well suited to containers.— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
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Shipped over from the Galleria Borghese, in Rome, the portrait is the most bracingly odd thing in the show, and well suited for modern eyes.— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Clad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/clad. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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