origami
noun
ori·ga·mi
ˌȯr-ə-ˈgä-mē 
: the Japanese art or process of folding squares of paper into representational shapes
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The event is sensory-friendly, and will include a 1K walk, a 2K walk, exhibitors, a tent with children’s activities such as origami, photo booth, raffle and information on autism resources, including the Blue Envelope program.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
At sixty-three years old, Robert, who was profiled in this magazine in 2007, has been designing origami for most of his life; one of his early designs, in the seventies, was an origami Jimmy Carter.
—Oren Peleg, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Known as Polygons, the three-in-one origami measuring spoons have a flat design that can be easily folded into common teaspoon and tablespoon measurements.
—Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
Whether trying to design secure sensor networks, mine data or use origami to deploy satellites, the underlying language and ideas are likely to be that of topology.
—John Etnyre, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2025
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
At sixty-three years old, Robert, who was profiled in this magazine in 2007, has been designing origami for most of his life; one of his early designs, in the seventies, was an origami Jimmy Carter.
—Oren Peleg, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Known as Polygons, the three-in-one origami measuring spoons have a flat design that can be easily folded into common teaspoon and tablespoon measurements.
—Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
Whether trying to design secure sensor networks, mine data or use origami to deploy satellites, the underlying language and ideas are likely to be that of topology.
—John Etnyre, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for origami
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origami
noun
ori·ga·mi
ˌȯr-ə-ˈgäm-ē
: the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes
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