embrasures

Definition of embrasuresnext
plural of embrasure

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for embrasures
Noun
  • Whisk light corn syrup with a bit of water, brush it into indents, and sprinkle on colored sugar.
    Laura Fenton, Parents, 5 Mar. 2026
  • An iridescent bronze defines the upper for the All-Star edition, while its indents are shaped like stars.
    Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The three prisoners were dragged to the wall and made to kneel, their backs to the crowd, their heads fitted into the indentations.
    Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Taking new measurements, the researchers saw that as fluid gushed between cells, creating indentations in their cell membranes, bubbles mostly bulged into weaker cells.
    Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • This can include scratches, dents, chipped paint and even mismatched units if your warranty coverage leads to a replacement that doesn’t match your other appliances.
    Dan Simms, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Beater bars can be too harsh for wood flooring and cause surface scratches, while some vacuum wheels can cause dents due to their weight.
    Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Boss shows have been highly anticipated at Milan Fashion Week, also thanks to the buzzy setups, from the fall 2023 sci-fi office space filled with cubicles and the humanoid robot Sophia to the idyllic, soothing garden mounted inside the courtyard of the Palazzo del Senato for spring 2025.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Visa last year did a #TakeYourDriverToWorkDay event in which Hadjar and Lawson traded the cars for cubicles and participated in onboarding sessions at Visa’s London office.
    Jenna Fryer, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The sturdy plastic housings resist fading and cracking and are brown in color to blend with most outdoor surfaces.
    Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Traditional outdoor TVs, with thick bezels and industrial housings, often disrupt that balance, becoming visual anchors rather than complements.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Its architecture and interior design likewise reinforced sumo’s connection to religion through aesthetic nods to the Shinto shrines where some tournaments had previously been held.
    Joshua Hunt, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Iranian cemeteries, holy shrines and mosques -- which normally are venues for the 40th-day ceremonies -- have turned into scenes of the most extraordinary ways of mourning in the country, as victims’ families have been dancing to mourn as a sign of defiance.
    Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Embrasures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embrasures. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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