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fancyworks

noun

plural of fancywork
as in improvements

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  1. improvements
  2. enhancements
  3. embroideries
Noun
  • However, the announcement does not provide quantified figures for cost savings, production-time reductions or improvements in battery performance.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Those efforts have brought minor improvements, but not big creative leaps, Thickstun said.
    — Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of improvements
Noun
  • Lockheed also highlighted that its FLEX airframe will provide a modular airframe that gets ahead of subcomponent obsolescence, provides future capability enhancements to outpace threats and enable scalability at the production factory.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The agreement also calls for sentencing enhancements because the offense involved what federal guidelines describe as sophisticated money laundering.
    — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of enhancements
Noun
  • Her scrolled embroideries have since been described as tirades, rants, and screeds—no horses or cables, just the language pummeling the eye.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Her own granddaughter's baptism dress included embroideries copied from that dress.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Definition of embroideries
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