as in to exaggerate
to add to the interest of by including made-up details
Dad likes to embroider his fishing stories
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Recent Examples of embroider
Lipa also wore a six-metre tulle wedding veil that was also hand-embroidered with beads and feathers.
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Meg Walters,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
The woman also showed off her customized hoodie featuring the Knicks logo and Bridges' name embroidered onto it.
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Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
This year’s design is a soft, baby blue gown — paying homage to the color of the island’s original 1895 flag— embroidered with subtle motifs, including yellow taxi cabs, the Brooklyn bridge and the Puerto Rico’s national flower, the flor de maga.
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CNN Money,
15 June 2026
It should not be embroidered on anything and should never be used as a costume or athletic uniform.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
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Meg Walters,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
The woman also showed off her customized hoodie featuring the Knicks logo and Bridges' name embroidered onto it.
—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
This year’s design is a soft, baby blue gown — paying homage to the color of the island’s original 1895 flag— embroidered with subtle motifs, including yellow taxi cabs, the Brooklyn bridge and the Puerto Rico’s national flower, the flor de maga.
—
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
It should not be embroidered on anything and should never be used as a costume or athletic uniform.
—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for embroider
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embroider
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The four-time Olympian was not exaggerating.
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Many of the studies exaggerate the amount in human organs, the European officials concluded.
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The Angels padded the advantage in the fifth inning when Jose Siri led off with a single, Zach Neto doubled and Vaughn Grissom followed with a two-run single to left.
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Private fundraising has long been seen as a way to pad school budgets in wealthier communities, usually to pay for nice-to-haves, such as field trips and student clubs.
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The first showed him walking hand-in-hand with his sons, and the second showed Jack crouched down in a church pew as one of his sons played with toys, surrounded by coloring books and stickers.
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Over 150 brightly colored, lovingly detailed cars cruised down Capitol Mall on Sunday for the fourth annual Lowrider Holiday Celebration.
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In the absence of an official investigation, the incident last September has been magnified, and perhaps embellished, in the minds of veterans living on the campus, a community defined by the vulnerability of physical disability, substance use and trauma.
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There was no embellishing symbol, no longer a visual bow to the crown.
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“Embroider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroider. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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