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Recent Examples of knitting
Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
British Olympic diver Tom Daley went viral at the Tokyo 2021 games for knitting in the stands during an event.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
The trend also corresponds to the cool-ification of knitting among younger generations.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 17 Feb. 2026
For fall, she’s expanded even further with leather, introducing pieces in suede as well as a new knitting technique that weaves eyelash yarns into fringe.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Of course, one of America’s founding principles, taught in every civics class, is the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which might seem to frown on the knitting together of so many religious organizations and public funds intended to advance civic education.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
British Olympic diver Tom Daley went viral at the Tokyo 2021 games for knitting in the stands during an event.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
The trend also corresponds to the cool-ification of knitting among younger generations.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 17 Feb. 2026
For fall, she’s expanded even further with leather, introducing pieces in suede as well as a new knitting technique that weaves eyelash yarns into fringe.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knitting
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For example, searches for sewing patterns were up 152 percent year over year.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
12 Mar. 2026
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The sewing element was what struck Gomez most.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2026
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General Daily Insight for March 16, 2026 A tender wave is rippling through the day ahead.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Now, with the Iran war nearing its third week, the soaring costs of energy are rippling through the world’s fourth-largest economy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Contrast stitching is also available to further personalize the look of each vehicle.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2026
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The set—which includes a bedspread and two pillow shams—features coin-pattern stitching and cool-to-the-touch material that’s machine washable.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Mar. 2026
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In 1984, two years earlier, Ryan White had been barred from attending school in Kokomo, Indiana after contracting the disease from a blood transfusion due to his haemophilia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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The plea agreement goes on to state that Carie Hallford handled much of the banking, invoicing, contracting with customers, filing of required paperwork, bookkeeping and communications with customers.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Petzold’s fixation with replacement gave way to an interest in repair.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Tit-for-tat attacks on oil and gas sites across the Middle East in recent days have all but foreclosed that glide path, since repairs could stretch on for months and diminish fuel supply in the meantime, industry analysts told ABC News.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
20 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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Her jokes were tight and sharp, and pushed the envelope just enough to be funny without truly ruffling any feathers.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
11 Jan. 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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Solorio's cousin said the two children face a long road ahead and funds raised from selling homemade meals will go toward their healing.—
Madisen Keavy,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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These thermal baths in Palm Springs, stewarded by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians for more than five millennia and long considered a portal to the spiritual underworld and a place of healing, welcomed my paralyzed body.—
Sophie Morgan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Knitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knitting. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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