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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
She was elegantly dressed in a cream coat dress adorned with delicate embroidery, paired with matching heels and a coordinating clutch bag.
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
People are still talking about Galliano’s famous Absinthe dress for Dior, a fluid column detailed with chinoiserie embroidery that Kidman wore to the 1997 Oscars.
—Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
In Mississippi, the Choctaw Indian Princess is crowned each year at the Choctaw Indian Fair, in which the contestants often make their own garments with elaborate beading and embroidery work.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
The blanket, wrapped tightly around a baby, and its flourishes of red embroidery looking eerily like speckles of blood.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
People are still talking about Galliano’s famous Absinthe dress for Dior, a fluid column detailed with chinoiserie embroidery that Kidman wore to the 1997 Oscars.
—Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
In Mississippi, the Choctaw Indian Princess is crowned each year at the Choctaw Indian Fair, in which the contestants often make their own garments with elaborate beading and embroidery work.
—Ayana Archie, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025
The blanket, wrapped tightly around a baby, and its flourishes of red embroidery looking eerily like speckles of blood.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embroidery
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The Sashiko Gals collective specializes in the traditional Japanese needlework technique of sashiko, which uses bold running stitches for reparative and decorative purposes.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Sep. 2025
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The history of needlework and women from prehistoric times onward is embedded in the scraps and pieces of fabric that have been preserved.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter, the planet of expansion, exaggeration, and big-picture dreams.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
2 Nov. 2025
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Pharrell and Adidas have released hundreds of sneakers together — and that’s no exaggeration.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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Drawing from his years inside Microsoft, Nasso delivers portrayals of tech CEOs that feel less like caricature and more like surgical roasts from someone who’s read through the Slack channels.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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The performances are deliriously inspired, from Mark Ruffalo’s hilarious caricature of insecure manhood to Willem Dafoe’s oddly paternal mad scientist to Stone’s astonishing mental maturation through every developmental stage on the way to adulthood.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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The sweet treat's main ingredients include sugar, corn syrup, salt, sesame oil, honey, artificial flavor, food coloring, gelatin and confectioner's glaze.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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The new species was identified by its DNA, coloring, finger and toe shape, body proportions, skin texture and other subtle physical features.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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Regular stretching and yoga may help improve arterial stiffness and complement aerobic exercise.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
24 Oct. 2025
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If your hamstrings always feel tight, endless stretching won’t help.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Amazon’s delivery enhancements are perhaps escalating the most in the grocery segment.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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But those enhancements, which were extended in 2022, will expire at the end of 2025 unless Congress acts.—
Michelle Andrews,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
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Based on those findings, the team came up with two simple but powerful fixes that are both compatible with existing chip fabrication techniques.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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If your instinct, in other words, is to smooth things over with a bland fabrication, try dropping a tiny truth bomb instead.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Embroidery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroidery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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