Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frilling
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An easy 10-minute swim will have you on the fringing reef, with slivers of multi-coloured fish, gliding turtles and epic coral formations.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026 -
Chromatic aberration is very well controlled, with minimal color fringing even when shooting wide open.—
Tantse Walter,
Space.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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The touchscreen allows for easy controls and lets users visually preview the design before embroidering starts.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
25 May 2026
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Has Alec been embroidering the truth?—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
21 Nov. 2025
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For a more in-the-moment experience, check out massages, henna, hair braiding and face painting.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The building blocks of the central child-murderer plot aren’t terribly original on their own, but The Alienist always makes its setting feel indispensable, braiding its police procedural seamlessly into the particulars of social class and police corruption at the turn of the 19th century.—
Elle Carroll,
Vulture,
11 Aug. 2025
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The smoke clouds hanging over Yellowstone were joined by thunderstorms, intense rainfall and technical hurdles that would forever alter Martin’s plan.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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In one of them he was seen hanging from the edge of a rocky cliff using his bare hands, his legs dangling toward a steep slope in a risky performance without safety equipment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 June 2026
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Where to Explore The Big Apple’s biggest landmarks are lacing up their cleats for the soccer tournament, starting with the city’s high points.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
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Burleson hit a two-run shot to left field in the fifth before lacing an RBI double off Joey Gerber in the seventh.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Researchers are still figuring this out, but there’s one interesting theory.—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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Normally Wednesday would have been Brayan Bello’s turn to take the mound, but with the struggling Red Sox right-hander figuring things out in Triple-A, the club will instead hand the ball to an up-and-coming rookie.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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What happens next will be telling—OpenAI and Anthropic are chasing each other to public debuts that are looking increasingly inevitable.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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Rather than chasing extremes, designers focused on pieces that blend ease with elegance—sharp tailoring, versatile layering, and elevated separates designed for real-life wear and tear.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
15 June 2026
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On summer breaks from university, Gilmore also worked at the port, painting buildings, shoveling coal on a steamship and crewing on harbor boats.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Quinta Dos Capinhas offers tastings and wine safaris, while the family-run Quinta Do Canhoto offers picnics, tastings, and even painting classes.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
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“Frilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frilling. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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