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Recent Examples of quilt
Noun
However, Wayfair has tons of comforters and quilts that were designed for every season. Megan Schaltegger, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2025 Shop our top sale picks, including counter stools, rugs, sofas, quilts, decor, and more starting at $14 before this sale ends in a few days. Maggie Horton, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
Our editors regularly keep their sleep collections in rotation, especially the quilted blankets and plush duvet inserts during winter months. Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 19 Feb. 2025 An eBay search showed a vintage Eagles quilted Starter jacket (pictured below) that sold in an auction for $1,825 on Dec. 19. Caleb Mezzy, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quilt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quilt
Noun
  • Available in eight colors, the quilted comforter looks great on the bed alone.
    Isabel Garcia, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The coverlet fits the bed more like a standard comforter than a larger quilt and doesn’t drape very far down.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • However, the trip took an awkward turn when the girlfriend insisted on crocheting a large throw blanket—complete with multiple balls of yarn—throughout the weekend's activities.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
  • They were blessed with five children and were married for 37 years Adeline loved to crochet, sew, bake, play bingo, danced to old-time music, gardened, and canned all garden produce.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • More than 12,000 reviewers have awarded the bedspread a perfect rating.
    Toni Sutton, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Consider painting your kitchen cabinets in sage green paint or swapping out your neutral bedspread for a calming sage duvet.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • So any stretch in fabric, something today’s athletes absolutely require, would likely come from knitting a textile instead of weaving.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Olafsson and Wang cleverly knit the pieces together.
    Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • These coverlets are currently being tested long-term.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Grossman, 62, channeled her emotions into textile and thread, creating a coverlet to express her heartache, agony and anger.
    Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Grande’s ruby-red performance gown, meanwhile, was a bustier ball gown embroidered with over 150,000 beads, sequins, and Swarovski crystals, and finished with a flowing tulle train.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Give me all the cloaks embroidered with golden threads, the neat-o Cardinal’s beanies, the soft suede of those little red slippers!
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Now, here’s where the cannabis comes in handy: take a puff of a sativa strain like Sour Diesel or Green Crack (both known for their energizing and focused effects) and start sorting.
    Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Loose Bun or Puff A not-too-tight bun or puff is a good choice to keep your hair off your neck on hot days.
    Ava Erickson, Outside Online, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Beneath wall text describing Báthory’s ghoulish crimes and her macabre punishment, bloody mannequins in nightshirts, one with its throat hideously cut, sprawl across a counterpane.
    Sam Lipsyte, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022
  • The bed was draped in a cranberry-red silk counterpane.
    Jon Meacham, House Beautiful, 1 Oct. 2013

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“Quilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quilt. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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