as in embroidery
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Noun
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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
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The team could also use some improvements on the offensive line, a potential better approach to building up the offense before selecting a running back.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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While the Week 2 deliveries showed an 8% improvement versus the opening weekend’s turnout (559,500), the UFL’s year-to-year declines are hard to overlook.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The 30-year gilt yield soared up to 30 basis points at one point, marking a fresh 27-year high, and was last up 25 basis points.—
Chloe Taylor,Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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Golden is better than gilded, but even gilt is better than iron.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Fancywork.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancywork. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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