embroider

verb

im-ˈbrȯi-dər How to pronounce embroider (audio)
Definition of embroidernext
as in to exaggerate
to add to the interest of by including made-up details Dad likes to embroider his fishing stories

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Recent Examples of embroider Related Articles Jenner joined her daughter in an equally dramatic look, sporting a black and white velvet hooded cape with two scorpions embroidered across the chest. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026 Wearing our matching navy-blue pajamas with our names embroidered over the SeaDream logo, my son and I tucked into our savory, satisfying midnight snack. — Amanda Eyre Ward, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026 The blurry photo features Langley showing off her toned body in a yellow string bikini with Palm Trees embroidered on them. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 The blue, orange and silver belt with Empower Field embroidered on it, is passed out by the coaching staff each week. — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for embroider
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embroider
  1. exaggerate
  2. pad
  3. color
  4. embellish
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  • But to imply that a world-class athlete is exaggerating an injury to preserve his reputation is a staggering lapse in judgment.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly framed settler violence in the West Bank as the work of a few dozen fringe youths and said its scale has been exaggerated.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of exaggerate
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  • But with the House majority likely padded by redder territory this cycle, Democrats will face fierce internal resistance to progressive policy ideas like Medicare for All.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Miami-Dade teachers will continue to be paid a salary supplement that helps pad their paychecks after voters on Tuesday approved the renewal of a dedicated property tax.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of pad
Verb
  • Somewhere today, a healthcare worker is coloring another tiny pinkie purple.
    — Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Kushner, in a fury, devised the salacious revenge plot that has colored his reputation ever since.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of color
Verb
  • Galland embellished his ghouls with new characteristics not found in the original Arabic, chiefly the macabre practice of digging up graves to feast on human flesh.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
  • George Lutz rejected the suggestion that the entire experience was fabricated and continued to maintain that his family had encountered unexplained phenomena in the house, although some details of the story were embellished over time.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of embellish

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“Embroider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroider. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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