FANCYWORK Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

fancywork

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Definition of fancywork

as in embroidery

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Watts and Nash-Betts also embraced the LBD—Watts in a sleek tea-length Mugler strapless dress outfitted with the house’s signature sharp neckline, Nash-Betts in a theatrical hooded LouBe dress finished with gold embroidery.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
For that event, Camilla again wore Anna Valentine—this time a white dress with gold embroidery.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of embroidery

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There are absolutely areas that need improvement, but the numbers make for a persuasive story.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
Slow, incremental progress Some researchers question whether grade inflation is driving graduation rates higher than academic improvements, University of Chicago Professor Elaine Allensworth said.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of improvement

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Last year, the city stopped repaving streets for eight months as officials struggled with staffing shortages to meet federal requirements to construct curb ramps for wheelchairs and new city rules that mandate bike, bus and pedestrian enhancements.

— Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
By the late nineteenth century, the name Bell and the practice of elocution—the professional enhancement of the voice—had become close to synonymous.

— Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of enhancement

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Standard commercial fuel operates below these levels, but LEU+ increases uranium enrichment to between 5% and 8%.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
The ongoing war in Iran has centered on nuclear issues, including enrichment—Iranian officials have resisted any peace-deal terms that restrict the country’s enrichment program.

— Nick Bockelman, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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From the 20th century is a 1933 copper and gilt sculpture by California modernist artist Sargent Claude Johnson.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
This has prompted investors to reevaluate the interest rate trajectory of the Bank of England, providing upward momentum for UK gilt yields.

— , CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

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