appliqués 1 of 2

plural of appliqué

appliqués

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of appliqué

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for appliqués
Noun
  • Fendi’s timeless style presents a new, comfortable one-shoulder maxi bag and a Peakaboo with an interior embellished with embroideries.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • In fact, the outing displayed an exploration of embellishment for Hudson as several styles featured intricate embroideries.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Individually, some standout Maricopa County districts managed great improvements, especially in English language arts.
    Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Basiri noted that these compounds have been linked to improvements in insulin sensitivity and inflammation in clinical research.
    Eleesha Lockett, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The district is also seeking renewal of a 15% maintenance and operations budget override to support safety personnel, class sizes, teacher pay, specialized programming, instructional materials, and technology enhancements.
    Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • OpenAI, which is also named in the FTC inquiry, has made similar enhancements to its safety features for teens in recent weeks.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fine Clothes paints a picture of the racist working conditions of Jim Crow America.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Clooney’s Jay is reflective and regretful about the choices he’s made throughout his career — which have left his adult children feeling abandoned and neglected — but the film seldom paints him as cruel or even all that foolish.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In her stunning debut, The Waterbearers, Sasha braids the stories of three generations of Black single mothers—her grandmother, her mother, and herself—with portraits of leading Black women figures in American culture.
    G'ra Asim September 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Astrochemistry could also benefit from the idea that diamonds in meteorites and rocks may form through cosmic particle irradiation, rather than solely through heat and pressure.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Lucid in its clean, limpid minimalism, Mitchell’s prose was like a beautiful, clear river, its bottom not muddy but sparkling—sparkling with what might simply be gravel catching the light or, perhaps, diamonds worth diving for.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Appliqués.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appliqu%C3%A9s. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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