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
No wonder Ryan Reynolds, when attending last Saturday’s Championship defeat by West Bromwich Albion, wore a one-off Wrexham wool jersey with ‘Jones’ and ‘1955’ embroidered on the back in tribute.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
There would always be a long bench by the windows in the khata, either embedded in the floor or mov-able, where women would sit and weave or embroider in winter months.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Amber Goff made birthday crowns and embroidered them.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The horse theme also comes through more clearly, with images of the animal embroidered into the tartan seat inserts and door panels.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
There would always be a long bench by the windows in the khata, either embedded in the floor or mov-able, where women would sit and weave or embroider in winter months.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Amber Goff made birthday crowns and embroidered them.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The horse theme also comes through more clearly, with images of the animal embroidered into the tartan seat inserts and door panels.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embroider
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The young family were the only people on the block who elected to ride out the storm, believing the stark warnings were being exaggerated.—
Curtis Bunn,
NBC news,
27 Aug. 2025
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The fact that the company exaggerates the job numbers, as well as the true number of states where the plane produces a significant number of jobs does not alter the fact that economic arguments carry a lot of weight in Congressional decisions on weapons procurement.—
William Hartung,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The hosts padded their lead in the fourth.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Still, after whupping the White Sox 10-4 on Thursday night, Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger asserted that there's no shame in padding the record against low-quality competition, which is objectively true.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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Shades of Paula Abdul colored the song as Doja sashayed across the stage with her feathery vocals.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Her attraction to coloring books presaged her minimal style.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
8 Sep. 2025
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That's right, pop star worlds collided when Carpenter effortlessly posed in the archival gown, which featured a sweetheart neckline embellished with silver beading.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Inch by inch, the AI aids the person in embellishing the delusion.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Embroider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroider. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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