Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appliquéing
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Has Alec been embroidering the truth?—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
21 Nov. 2025 -
Hawley and a team of craftspeople worked across the globe embroidering, aging and tinting the costumes for the film.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Trans World Airlines was in the process of painting its planes with a strikingly similar color scheme when it was acquired by American Airlines in 2001.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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Since then, crowds for their games have been populated by Japanese locals donning their jerseys, painting their faces, and chanting the Czech team name before each pitch their team throws or sees.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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But even as research about these chemicals mounts, business continues as usual in many hair braiding shops across the country.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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While she was eventually grandfathered in, she was barred from teaching braiding to others.—
Marissa Armas,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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In his monologue, Gosling began going through the motions of singing a song about Earth (with a planetary model hanging down as a visual) before getting distracted by pop star Harry Styles in the front row.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Some of the artworks depict the flag with missing stars or hanging upside-down.—
Suzanne Le Mignot,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Finch senses the team figuring itself out as well.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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To be sure, Republicans wanted to face Crockett in the general, figuring their chances in Texas were better against a progressive Black woman rather than a Presbyterian white man.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Appliquéing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appliqu%C3%A9ing. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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