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Recent Examples of quilt
Jane Levere, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
In this way, sides take on the look of a quilt: kiddos, prime players and veterans stitched together and all scoring and playing.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
The rugged landscape is quilted with hiking trails and forest views at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, best known for its quartet of spectacular waterfalls.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 30 June 2025
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Noun
Gee’s Bend quilts are today in the permanent collection of over 30 leading art museums around the world.
—Jane Levere, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
In this way, sides take on the look of a quilt: kiddos, prime players and veterans stitched together and all scoring and playing.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Verb
The black quilted patent bag that was found in a London charity shop.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
The rugged landscape is quilted with hiking trails and forest views at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, best known for its quartet of spectacular waterfalls.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quilt
Noun
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Keep scrolling for more can’t-miss Wayfair comforters to give beds a mid-season refresh.—
Melody Kazel,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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However, down comforters tend to last longer than alternatives.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Mary remembered her son as someone who was full of life and loved to crochet.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Prayer Shawl Ministry, for anyone who enjoys knitting or crocheting, is looking for folks who enjoy making prayer shawls and squares, baby blankets and hats to minister to others.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
27 July 2025
Noun
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Yet these fabrics were mostly used for table linens and bedspreads, not clothing.—
Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 July 2025
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House cleaners will stop to admire and inspect their own work, fluffing pillows, smoothing bedspreads, etc.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
30 June 2025
Verb
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The software knits phones that are within close-range of each other into a low‑energy mesh so that text can hop from device to device without ever touching a cell tower, router, or remote server.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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But in Parkchester, the community is still tightly knit — close enough that Islam’s loss was felt beyond his family.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Hot sleepers will adore the lightweight coverlets and percale sheet sets while cooler types are sure to find warmth in the brand’s mohair throw blankets and seasonal flannel.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
6 Aug. 2025
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No need for a coverlet here—this duvet cover set speaks for itself.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
23 July 2025
Verb
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It was covered in red velvet, with gold initials embroidered on front.—
Kate Weinberg
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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Stormi's jacket, mini skirt and bag were all embroidered with the exclusive company's signature crosses and silver attachments.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
29 July 2025
Noun
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My digital identity began to reflect my reality, and the deals stopped disappearing in a puff of smoke when the prospects googled my name.—
Jason BARNARD,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Still feeling abandoned, Rumi disappears in a dramatic puff of red smoke.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Beneath wall text describing Báthory’s ghoulish crimes and her macabre punishment, bloody mannequins in nightshirts, one with its throat hideously cut, sprawl across a counterpane.—
Sam Lipsyte,
Harper’s Magazine ,
27 Apr. 2022
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The bed was draped in a cranberry-red silk counterpane.—
Jon Meacham,
House Beautiful,
1 Oct. 2013
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“Quilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quilt. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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