Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filigreed
Verb
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The most marvelous of all the vestments is a cope embroidered in a workshop in Genoa in the late 17th century.—
Sarah Kozlowski,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026 -
Well, a waistcoat Amaranthus embroidered with beetles.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Our economies are braided together through the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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In one moment, Robbie wore a look that puts a spotlight on an emerging designer, Dilara Findikoglu, who created a dress braided with synthetic hair, for the film’s London premiere.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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There’s no bad sightline in the space, from either the ground floor or upper level balcony, which looks out over a stage wreathed in pink neon and wood cutouts evoking the industrial cityscape outside.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Residents looked on in awe as atmospheric friction brought on by the blistering speed of re-entry wreathed the capsule's heat shield in glowing plasma.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The world’s continents are fringed by vast expanses of sand and mud.—
David George Haskell,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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At Cala Cavone—a jut of rock fringed with crashing waves—self-service loungers, espresso, and snacks are stored in an alcove in the cliff.—
Kristina Kasparian,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The results could one day help mitigate the problem of toxic dust spewing from the drying lake bed onto Salt Lake City—the Great Salt Lake’s bed is laced with arsenic, a toxic substance that, when people are exposed to it as dust, may cause cancers, respiratory problems and heart disease.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
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That film has a wide open berth that weekend, except for another release whose characters are laced in latex wear.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The deal comes as a resolution to years of national security concerns over the app’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, and effectively resolved the uncertainty that hung over TikTok since 2020, giving brands and retailers a clearer runway to invest in the platform’s commerce capabilities.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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It was hung roughly a year after Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, to express solidarity with the twelve hundred people who were murdered—in the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust—and with the two hundred and fifty-one people Hamas had abducted.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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David Contreras, the letter said, painted a drastically different picture of Eric, as a violent man who struggled with mental health issues.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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The land recreates Arendelle around a lagoon, its timber buildings painted in muted Scandinavian pastels, facades adorned with rosemaling, a traditional Norwegian decorative art.—
Thomas Adamson,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The two areas are linked in delightfully indulgent ways, including a darkly glamorous corridor swagged with flower chandeliers and a giant eye behind the bar, with crystal eyelashes.—
Sarah Turner,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Filigreed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filigreed. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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