APPLIQUÉING Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

appliquéing

verb

present participle of appliqué

as in embroidering

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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

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For years, conservatives have been painting California as a progressive basket case, predicting that Democratic mismanagement would plunge its economy down the tubes and send rich people fleeing.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
My local store was running an employee pumpkin-painting contest, with all the finished pumpkins lined up in the big bay window by the checkout lines for patrons to vote on their favorite one.

— Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 1 Nov. 2026

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Roksanda’s Spring 2027 collection is inspired in large part by textile sculptor Françoise Grossen, whose designs incorporated a lot of dramatic knotting and braiding.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
Braids and the Bonds of Sisterhood The act of braiding each other’s hair throughout history is what Gibson calls an intimate one.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026

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Located on the seventh floor of the hotel, with views out across Vienna’s rooftops, it’s moodily lit with trailing ferns hanging from the ceiling.

— Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 5 Nov. 2026
The plan is to leave a year-long wait between the two event movies, leaving fans hanging like back in the MCU’s glory days.

— Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026

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How to Quit Smoking finds Fike at 30, now a dad and still figuring a lot of things out.

— Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026
There’s a lot left to get back on the right track — especially with the New York Giants figuring things out at the top of the division — but Monday’s result could serve as the launching pad for a run in the next few weeks.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026

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