appliquéing

verb

present participle of appliqué
as in embroidering

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  1. embroidering
  2. painting
  3. braiding
  4. hanging
  5. figuring
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  • In his letter to Hawley, Manfred said that rule was collectively bargained with the MLB Players Association and prohibits players from writing, attaching, affixing, embroidering or otherwise displaying messages on apparel or playing equipment.
    — Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
  • The touchscreen allows for easy controls and lets users visually preview the design before embroidering starts.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 25 May 2026
Definition of embroidering
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  • Biggs, though, has attempted to tamper down his conservative persona during the primary election campaign by painting himself as someone who could appeal to independent voters.
    — Saige Miller, NPR, 22 July 2026
  • Perhaps no prominent professional athlete embodies the desire to be seen as a victim as much as Reese, who has spent years painting herself as someone unfairly treated by fans, coaches, referees, reporters and society at large.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of painting
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  • The workshop teaches different stringing and braiding techniques.
    — Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • This feed-in jumbo braid updo on Teyonah Parris is achieved by adding a lot of pre-stretched braiding hair when creating the cornrows.
    — Omenaa Boakye, InStyle, 19 July 2026
Definition of braiding
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  • The club have seemingly had question marks hanging over their goalkeepers for the best part of 25 years.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Just really tried to push him out over and was able to get a hanging slider.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Definition of hanging
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  • The teams figuring this out early already have an edge most haven't caught onto yet.
    — Angela Palo, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Reynolds has watched people wipe a kid's nose or change a diaper and then rinse their hands in the pool, figuring the chlorine will handle it.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 20 July 2026
Definition of figuring
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“Appliquéing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appliqu%C3%A9ing. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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