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the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form
you can't expect the fabric of society to survive if you do away with all moral imperatives
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Recent Examples of fabric
Crepe fabric and premium stitching make this dress suitable for more formal settings, including the office or spring weddings.
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Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2026
Made with a lightweight cotton fabric, this bucket hat will keep your face cool on balmy days.
—Claire West, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Dresses are constructed in elevated fabrics like silk duchess satin, moiré, and sourced silk jacquard to create unique heirloom ensembles to wear down the aisle.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2026
This fabric needs replacing every few years.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
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Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2026
Made with a lightweight cotton fabric, this bucket hat will keep your face cool on balmy days.
—Claire West, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Dresses are constructed in elevated fabrics like silk duchess satin, moiré, and sourced silk jacquard to create unique heirloom ensembles to wear down the aisle.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2026
This fabric needs replacing every few years.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabric
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Dust electronics with a microfiber cloth, and don't forget to clean cords and cables, where dust, hair, and other debris can turn into dust bunnies that cling like burrs.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Apr. 2026
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Kraft said some families rely on a combination of disposable and cloth diapers.—
Kate Sequeira,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Wheels Up Towing defended its fee structure.—
Liz Crawford,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Atomic-6’s hardware contributions include its Light Wing solar arrays for electricity generation, its Hot Wing radiator systems for cooling and its Space Armor structures for debris protection.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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At the time, many people who had previously toiled in the fields shifted to working long shifts in cramped, and often dangerous manufacturing and textile facilities while increasingly resenting the industrialists who owned the factories.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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The mansion showcases original furnishings, Western artwork, Native American textiles, and artifacts from early Hollywood.—
Hans Gutknecht,
Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The cost of the six-story hotel with its Spanish Colonial Revival architecture came in at nearly $1 million, or more than $18 million in today’s money, and featured marble floors, private baths, steel beams, and an electric elevator.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Mullet had been inspired by Boston’s Old City Hall, which had been completed in 1865 and was itself inspired by the government architecture of the French Second Empire.—
Kevin D. Murphy,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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Within this framework, polyanion materials have gained a clear advantage.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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These systems are being integrated into offensive cyber operations faster than policymakers can build the frameworks to govern how these capabilities are used or secured.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Fabric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabric. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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