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as in needlework
decorative stitching done on cloth with the use of a needle
she's been able to turn her skill at embroidery into a second business selling decorative items
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as in exaggeration
the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts
it's doubtful that she ever told an anecdote without considerable embroidery
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Recent Examples of embroidery
Tiffany embraced the occasion with a flowing baby blue gown adorned with floral embroidery across the bust.
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Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025
Shearling was a top trend, as well as feathers and embroideries, especially when used as dramatic trim.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
The technique could also be seen via the hand-cut silk wool cascading petal embroideries that undulated down her new Octavia and Adeline gowns.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
So that detail was doing a bit of embroidery on the relationship.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for embroidery
Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025
Shearling was a top trend, as well as feathers and embroideries, especially when used as dramatic trim.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
The technique could also be seen via the hand-cut silk wool cascading petal embroideries that undulated down her new Octavia and Adeline gowns.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
So that detail was doing a bit of embroidery on the relationship.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for embroidery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embroidery
Noun
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The collection is an homage to the rich history of needlework, quilting and handmade artistry, aiming to connect modern makers with timeless designs from the past.—
Courtney Lane,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2025
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First, both Hawthorne's main character Hester Prynne and factory worker Sarah Cornell were known for their needlework and charity.—
Melissa Gray,
NPR,
26 Jan. 2025
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Tatum’s wrist looks just fine Since returning from the bone bruise in his shooting wrist that kept him out of Game 2, Tatum has played like Larry Bird – and that’s not an exaggeration.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
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For some of the younger fans who hollered their agreement, this was probably no exaggeration.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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In his new work, Woods casts the racist, ragdoll-like caricature known as a Golliwog as the connecting overseer of the project.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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Caray died in 1998, but the tradition has continued with an array of celebrity guests belting it out from a TV booth adorned with the colorful broadcaster’s caricature.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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But will these alternative colorings actually make our food healthier?—
Jamie Ducharme,
Health,
30 Apr. 2025
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This unique squirrel, with its bright white coloring, was observed in Mizoram, contributing to the understanding of color aberrations in small mammals.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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Micron needs the money primarily to get the fabrication plant built and the equipment that goes in it.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Apr. 2025
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Thousands of stone tools discovered in a South African cave reveal that Ice Age humans had developed sophisticated fabrication techniques about 20,000 years ago, according to a report in the Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Embroidery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroidery. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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