warp and woof

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Recent Examples of warp and woof These creations are so woven into the warp and woof of our culture that some of them have morphed into images and words in our everyday speech and writing. Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025 Structure and process are the warp and woof of a successful business. Mark Sirkin, Forbes, 11 July 2022 But it’s part of the warp and woof of Dallas’ history. Dallas News, 22 Apr. 2022 The rise and fall of nations is the warp and woof of international relations. Robert Kagan, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022 Pat Tyler’s homespun frocks, as well as smart suits for the city slickers of Asheville, mesh beautifully with the warp and woof of the people of bluegrass country. Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2019 All that was needed was the warp and woof of speaker dresses, rather than the big loudspeakers on stage, which suddenly seemed so 20th century. Mark Swed, latimes.com, 18 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warp and woof
Noun
  • Corps officials will evaluate each request on a case-by-case basis.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The Chiefs out-gained the Jaguars by more than 150 yards and were far better on a per-play basis, too.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Cook wants the foundation to also benefit other neurodivergent kids, like those with ADHD or dyslexia.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The foundation of this look is a timeless trench, like the Orolay lightweight double-breasted overcoat.
    Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Tech companies including Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, meanwhile, have committed to buying millions of dollars in carbon removal credits as a cornerstone of their climate strategies, which haven’t changed despite the shifting political winds in the US.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Four decades later, Marshall is remembered as a cornerstone and real foundation of two Super Bowl teams for the Giants.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The right to citizenship at birth has long been a bedrock principle in the United States, widely accepted to have been granted by the 14th Amendment to the Constitution in 1868.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The bedrock of business has always been rooted in strategy, efficiency, originality and storytelling.
    Derya Matras, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Warp and woof.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warp%20and%20woof. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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