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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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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

In real life, virtual recruitment is the hiring norm, people are dressing more casually, posting about their jobs on TikTok and prioritizing work-life balance.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

He said that in the past four weeks, sales of Clorox’s Hidden Valley Ranch dressing were down 5%, based on third-party data from Nielsen.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

Carroll, a former magazine columnist who is now 82, sued Trump for attacking her in a Manhattan department store dressing room in the mid-1990s.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

I joined her in front of a three-sided mirror in the corner beside the dressing rooms.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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

Shortages, he said, run from basic consumables like gauze dressings and painkillers, all the way up to advanced medical equipment.

From BBC Jul. 2, 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

He sees Ali’s torn dressings on my feet.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell




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