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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appliquéd
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Intricate beadwork embroidered the neckline of the gown, and followed through to the front placket and the waistline.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
21 Jan. 2026 -
At the bust and along the sides, the dress gained additional dimension with three French laces embroidered onto the main fabric.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026
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Fans were spoiled with 12 tracks of retro-inspired, plushy pop — and as the rollout suggested, the tracks painted a greater picture of Carpenter’s arduous dating experience, brought to life with production and writing support from acclaimed collaborators Jack Antonoff, John Ryan and Amy Allen.—
Meghan Mahar,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026
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On other issues, the Democratic contenders painted billionaires as a driving force behind economic inequality and political influence.—
Gromer Jeffers Jr,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The island’s more disheveled beach, Pasture Bay (a hawksbill turtle nesting haven from June until November), is fringed by wayward bushes and wildflowers—a scene, one imagines, not far removed from the one Christopher Columbus sailed into in 1463.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Inching through the beam of light, an alien creature crawled across the surface of the sand, resembling an inch-long cluster of ghostly leaves fringed with silvery filigree and capped with a pair of antennae-like stalks.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2026
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The vases reference braided patterns and natural hair, motifs Coker has explored before.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
21 Jan. 2026
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The longest layers of Hadid's hair have been braided in two low pigtails, with the shortest layers left loose for a bit of shagginess.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Appliquéd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appliqu%C3%A9d. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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