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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  • Musk, to my mind, is most successful at painting a psychological portrait of the multi-billionaire.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Other options include enamel paints, but these may require a primer before painting as well as a food-safe sealer for protection.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of painting
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  • At Friendship Bakery in Kendall, bakers are hard at work rolling and braiding challah dough a week before Rosh Hashanah.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Spaces bleed and cross-pollinate, braiding the many overlapping narratives and curatorial agendas organizing this collection.
    — Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of braiding
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  • Deer lay down a lot of clues, but not all of these are worth hanging stands around.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
  • These were pretty innocuous in the grand scheme of things, but were hanging as a PR headache for Ferrari heading to its home race.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of hanging
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  • Also figuring prominently in the proceedings is the cleric’s acolyte Alyce (Thomasin McKenzie, Jojo Rabbit), a fictional character representing the many women who took part in the movement.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
  • At a time when figuring it out fast is needed, the empty gas light has been on for several days.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 5 Sep. 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 13 Sep. 2026.

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