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Recent Examples of quilt
Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 19 July 2025
The technical quilt that was necessary to produce an AI album has been assembling for some time.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025
Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2025
Heirloom Scallop Quilt This set modernizes the timeless elements of quilting and scallops by combining them into an exaggerated silhouette.
—Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
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Noun
Rafferty eventually connected with the quilt’s owner and hand-delivered it to her.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 19 July 2025
The technical quilt that was necessary to produce an AI album has been assembling for some time.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025
Verb
The front doors are in constant swing from neighborhood kids being dropped off at summer camps, seniors leaving a morning quilting class or adults looking to break a sweat at the expansive gym.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2025
Heirloom Scallop Quilt This set modernizes the timeless elements of quilting and scallops by combining them into an exaggerated silhouette.
—Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quilt
Noun
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From light blankets to sheet sets to cooling comforters, these pieces are how to get through hot, stuffy summer nights.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Similar to the other sets highlighted above, this one also comes with three pieces: one comforter and two shams.—
Carly Totten,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 July 2025
Verb
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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
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Hyman’s skills extended beyond sewing to include knitting, crocheting, patternmaking, draping, sketching, beading and painting.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
22 July 2025
Noun
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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
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And not refrained from doing so because they might be spilled on your bedspread?—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
23 June 2025
Verb
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Crochet is perfect for summer, thanks to its breezy knit that works on or off the beach.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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By knitting together the array of right-wing blocs in Italy, critics say, Meloni may unleash forces that her nation and Europe as a whole have long fought to keep in check.—
Massimo Calabresi,
Time,
24 July 2025
Noun
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No need for a coverlet here—this duvet cover set speaks for itself.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
23 July 2025
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Cotton voile keeps this coverlet light and breezy, and this set comes with matching shams (also 30% off).—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
11 July 2025
Verb
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For her wedding ceremony, Kate wore a tulle, off-the-shoulder gown with her initials embroidered on it.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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Her name embroidered in white across her bunk in Bubble Inn.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
Noun
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While the air puff might be somewhat startling, the test is painless.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
27 July 2025
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If this ends up on Monteverde’s menu, catch me there tomorrow, a Road-Runner puff of dust pluming behind.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
26 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 7 Aug. 2025.
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