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Recent Examples of knitting
Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
Thoma Bravo has largely stuck to its knitting in buyouts.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Take up knitting or a new hobby The Cincinnati & Hamilton County Library offers free knitting and other creative tutorials to cardholders.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Jan. 2026
Michael’s chief merchandising officer, Stacey Shively, told CNN that the company plans to dedicate more store space for knitting materials.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
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The climbing subreddit, knitting accounts, not-safe-for-work pages.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
Thoma Bravo has largely stuck to its knitting in buyouts.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Take up knitting or a new hobby The Cincinnati & Hamilton County Library offers free knitting and other creative tutorials to cardholders.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Jan. 2026
Michael’s chief merchandising officer, Stacey Shively, told CNN that the company plans to dedicate more store space for knitting materials.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knitting
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The district has also added new classes, such as sewing, quilting and estate planning.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Conover is the founder of Sewing Down South, a lifestyle brand born from his passion for sewing, which was a major storyline on the Bravo series early on.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
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The effects are still rippling through American institutions, and the long-term consequences of this upheaval remain to be seen.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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Though this satellite imagery is in grayscale, lucky skywatchers on the ground would have likely seen curtains of green light with possible magentas and reds rippling overhead.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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Rough towels or those with loose stitching will irritate the sensitive skin on your face.—
Rabekah Henderson,
The Spruce,
27 Feb. 2026
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Dual-strip stitching along the border adds to the dimension.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Home births became more popular during the pandemic, when hospital deliveries came with a risk of contracting Covid and few visitors were allowed.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
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State Comptroller Sean Scanlon is backing legislation that would cut off companies that commit wage theft from contracting with the state.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2026
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At the time it was acquired at the beginning of 2022, Evergreen Gardens had fallen into ill repair due to decades of mismanagement, disinvestment, and neglect by the prior owners.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Major repair of old hotels and apartments was banned.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 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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The bricks under my fingers, a breeze ruffling my hair.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Dec. 2025
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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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Nearly three months after a deadly mass shooting shook the city of Stockton, killing four people and injuring 13 others, the community is continuing its path toward healing.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Your 5th House of Joy warms as passionate Mars moves through it, sextiling tender Chiron in your 7th House of Alliances and encouraging playful healing.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Knitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knitting. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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