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

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Conclusion Semiconductor progress depends on coordinated improvements across transistors, manufacturing processes, memory, connections, and power devices.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
That is modest by historic standards but an improvement over 2025, when monthly job creation averaged 9,700.

— Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 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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Turner was hardly alone among artists in devoting the same intensity of care to the enrichment of a painting that others give to the rearing of a child.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026
Construction on a new dedicated enrichment plant will kick off in 2029, with the first new cascades going live in 2032 and additional capacity rolling out through 2036.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of enrichment

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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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