appliquéing

present participle of appliqué

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for appliquéing
Verb
  • But by embroidering the drama of an American navigating Paris Fashion Week with stories of other women caught in the whirl, Winocour dilutes them all.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The new post from Ballerini also featured a snap of her and friends painting their pumpkins at night and saying hello to a horse and ended with a silly clip of the singer emerging from the mouth of a blue hippo see-saw on a playground.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Most repairs and cosmetic updates don't require a permit, like painting walls, shingling your roof, replacing a faucet, or installing new bathroom tile.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Someone’s braiding a piece of Shannon’s hair when a barrette falls out and onto the floor beneath the table.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And as founders of Freedom Braiders, my daughter and I lead programs that teach the art of hair braiding and offer cognitive behavior classes in jails.
    Joanna Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For care, the brand recommends a gentle machine cycle or hand-washing the dress to clean it, then hanging it to air-dry.
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • George’s only hope of hanging onto the ridiculously extravagant life he’s pitched to Hedda is securing a professorial position at the local university.
    Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hopefully, the Browns can begin figuring things out throughout the remainder of the season.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Streaking teams Don’t look now, but some teams that are still in the building stage seem to be figuring things out and have started stringing together wins.
    Mike Jones, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Appliquéing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appliqu%C3%A9ing. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.

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