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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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I meet the actor in a dressing room at NBC Studios, just off Times Square in New York.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

“It feels like we just cleaned out our dressing rooms and we’re moving back in,” notes Mays.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

One way that Aritzia creates encounters between style advisers and its shoppers is in the dressing rooms: They generally don’t have mirrors.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

So the Caesar-ish dressing here is intentionally concentrated: cream cheese for body, Kewpie for tang and richness, and a dab of white miso for the salty, fermented funk that anchovy ordinarily brings to Caesar.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

Clutching a powder puff in one hand and a container of face powder in the other, Lady Constance ran out of her dressing room, down the stairs, and out the front door of Ashton Place.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

Soybean oil appears in salad dressings, mayonnaise, baked goods, infant formula, snacks and fried foods; soy lecithin emulsifies chocolate and bread; and soy protein fortifies energy bars, breakfast cereals and canned soup.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

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

He noted that jalapenos were used in only two of its dressings, and nowhere else on the menu.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

Add it to everything from salad dressings to strawberries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

The doctor discharges me three days later, on the condition I return daily to have my dressings changed and breathing monitored.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell




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