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tuxedo

[tuhk-see-doh] / tʌkˈsi doʊ /
NOUN
black tie
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


NOUN
dinner jacket
Synonyms




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The King and president wore black tuxedo suits and white shirts.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

People published photos from their outdoor California ceremony, in which Steinfeld wore a white strapless gown, mesh gloves and her veil and Allen wore a traditional tuxedo.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

My cats, Cutie and Socks — one’s a tabby and the other is a tuxedo cat — wake me up by mewing and walking on me.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

After military and presidential toasts, an emotionally wrung-out crowd stood for the finale as an 85-year-old man in his tuxedo came to the microphone to lead everyone in the song he made famous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Gold cuff finks on the sleeves of his black military tuxedo coat have the Colorado coat of arms engraved on them.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu




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