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as in embroideries
the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts
that feature writer is sometimes guilty of padding, since his stories often contain colorful details that can't be verified
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This special recipe has not one, but two fresh fruit fillings—oh, and a deliciously creamy mascarpone frosting.
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Their cake included alternating vanilla and chocolate layers with fillings of cannoli and chocolate pot de créme.
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Her own granddaughter's baptism dress included embroideries copied from that dress.
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Whimsical elements come through in Anna Sui’s mixed media appliqués and ruffle trims on jeans and denim skirts, Chanel’s denim coordinates covered in clear sequins, Kenzo’s sets decorated with flower embroideries and Stella McCartney’s jeans with carnival stripes.
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Its three-in-one design is a huge win for people like adjustable pillows but don't want to store leftover fills or inserts.
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Peart’s unusual – but iconic – drum fills and tempo changes are perhaps the most complicated in the rock ‘n’ roll canon.
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But the fastest swimming speed claims are almost certainly indefensible exaggerations.
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Historians, strategists, and analysts are brought in to give some context, particularly for the question of how much these impressions influence voters — do these performances merge with their targets’ public personas, turning comic exaggerations into liabilities?
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And the thing about caricatures?
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Too often, caricatures are deployed to justify unfair and unjust treatment.
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Shen wondered whether there was a random model that could produce clique-free colorings more efficiently than Erdős’ approach.
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Its nostalgic pink look is certainly a throwback to streetside cotton candy machines, but this time, the shade comes entirely from vegetable colorings and turmeric, rather than artificial colors.
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In his sentencing decisions last week, O’Connor employed the terrorism enhancements to trigger mandatory minimum prison terms and ordered their sentences to be served consecutively.
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Six Flags Over Georgia's Georgia Gold Rusher will be shut down for enhancements for the rest of 2026.
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Jen wore a light blue dress with diamond embellishments while Mike looked dapper in a tux.
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Delicate fabrics like lace or sequins can tear or lose embellishments in the washer.
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“Paddings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paddings. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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