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Recent Examples of knitting
Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Today, the room hosts complex Lego sets in various states of completion, along with shelves of semi-functional robots and baskets of knitting filled with sweater fragments.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Maybe that looks like knitting, writing or sketching without distraction, or even meditating.
—Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
For some, that looks like journaling, walking, or knitting.
—Michelle Beadle Holder, SELF, 16 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Mentally active sedentary activities included office work, reading a book, sitting in a meeting, knitting, and sewing.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Today, the room hosts complex Lego sets in various states of completion, along with shelves of semi-functional robots and baskets of knitting filled with sweater fragments.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Maybe that looks like knitting, writing or sketching without distraction, or even meditating.
—Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
For some, that looks like journaling, walking, or knitting.
—Michelle Beadle Holder, SELF, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knitting
Noun
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All those long hours of sewing inspired a song in the 1970s.—
Nichole Marks,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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For example, combining two or three techniques (like embroidery, sewing, and beadwork) can evolve into a new process that feels unique to you.—
Kate Donovan,
Martha Stewart,
3 Apr. 2026
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Don’t forget about Bernard, too, who’s rippling across the radar of NFL teams.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Apr. 2026
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Ripple effect The high cost of fuel is also rippling across a supply chain already hammered by surging gang violence.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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As a crochet designer with nearly a decade of stitching experience, seeing the fiber art make its runway return warms my yarn-loving heart in a way only wool can (IYKYK).—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
3 Apr. 2026
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The contrast stitching adds a fun element without being too bold for everyday wear.—
Madeline Merinuk,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
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The 2025 spike in measles resulted in 91 people in 13 Kansas counties contracting the illness, according to KDHE data.—
Sofi Zeman
April 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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Three years later, the coach's older brother, Anthony, died after contracting COVID-19.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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That money is thanks to Measure C, a 2020 ballot measure that increased the city’s hotel tax to pay for homelessness programs, street repairs and an expansion of the waterfront convention center.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Investigators said the fire caused millions of dollars in damage to the Target location, which remains closed for repairs.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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When the weather is warm, the best tables are those in the meditative interior courtyard open to blue sky, drifting clouds and the breeze ruffling sudare screens.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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But the second set featured the sport’s ultimate heel ruffling feathers once again, when Medvedev won a point on a controversial hindrance call.—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Has Alec been embroidering the truth?—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
21 Nov. 2025
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Hawley and a team of craftspeople worked across the globe embroidering, aging and tinting the costumes for the film.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Oakland First Fridays was back with a focus on healing after two people were killed in a shooting in March.—
Andrea Nakano,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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But healing takes place when somebody just being believed.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Knitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knitting. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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