FURBELOWING Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

furbelowing

verb

present participle of furbelow

as in filigreeing

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In his letter to Hawley, Manfred said that rule was collectively bargained with the MLB Players Association and prohibits players from writing, attaching, affixing, embroidering or otherwise displaying messages on apparel or playing equipment.

— Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
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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Tenants have been threatened with eviction for hanging signs outside their balconies calling attention to the utility billing method.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The question hanging over France’s committee will be bigger than whether Zvyagintsev’s film is the strongest of the bunch.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

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Sustainability is a priority at Sal Salis, with the 16 eco-luxury safari tents designed for minimal impact, just metres from the largest fringing reef in the world, its barefoot luxury as nature intended.

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
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

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By the late 1960s, Kusama had also turned herself into material, staging happenings, body-painting events, naked demonstrations, and antiwar actions.

— Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
To begin with, the seventeenth-century French academic opposition of painting to sculpture assigns painting to sight and sculpture to touch—to sensation achieved through physical contact.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

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Rather than chasing virality and social media hits, Obeid advises restaurants to focus deeper on creating businesses that fulfill a need for the community around them.

— Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026
For small business owners, partnering with mid-tier creators is likely a better bet than chasing celebrity endorsements.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

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