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Recent Examples of quilt
Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
There’s also a spades tournament, a community quilt project, drum circles, and village-style gatherings.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 May 2026
Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2025
The Louisville Nimble Thimbles quilting guild donates hundreds of quilts annually to Norton Children's Hospital and other organizations.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 14 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The exhibition centers on a single monumental quilt, the largest work Mazloomi has made to date, which unfolds as a sweeping visual timeline of Black American history.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
There’s also a spades tournament, a community quilt project, drum circles, and village-style gatherings.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 May 2026
Verb
Typically, the type of toilet paper that creates these problems is thick, multi-ply, or quilted toilet paper.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2025
The Louisville Nimble Thimbles quilting guild donates hundreds of quilts annually to Norton Children's Hospital and other organizations.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quilt
Noun
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Can a cooling comforter survive changing hormones that make body temperature fluctuate?—
Euna Park,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 May 2026
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This Besure cooling comforter is steeply discounted right now, and it’s bound to keep you from tossing and turning all night.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Their mom, Connie — a stay-at-home mother of five based in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin — says crocheting was always part of their everyday life.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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In addition to raising livestock, canning foods, harvesting her own fruits and vegetables, crocheting and more, the country music star takes pride in her farm-to-table way of living.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Ferragamo interior design-darling Michele Bonan has gone for an fresh yet elegant mod-nautical look for the rooms; blue and white striped carpeting, cream headboards, curtains, and bedspreads trimmed in snappy navy, jazzy blue, and white checked chair coverings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Smooth out any wrinkles on the bedspread, fluff the pillows, and clear off the nightstands of any items that may have accumulated the night before.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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This lightweight knit also adds a little coverage for chilly restaurants, cold grocery stores, or flights without feeling bulky.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Down in the coastal Maremma, in the province of Grosseto, producers are proving that Sangiovese grown in maritime air can be fresher and more open-knit than its inland cousins.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Keep scrolling for our favorite duvet covers, quilts, and coverlets that will keep you comfortable and complement your bedroom’s design.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
29 May 2026
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Try a colorful coverlet to make an eye-catching statement, add a light and airy layer over your comforter for a seasonal refresh, or trade a modern design for traditional patterns to make your space feel effortlessly more inviting.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Mini bars are disguised in Chinoiserie cabinets; bed heads are hand-embroidered; and the toto loo seats in the white-marble bathrooms exude a gentle heat.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Lopez’s rom-com-worthy number was embroidered with a soft palette of cream and lavender florals and green foliage, which wrapped around her bustier, skirt, and back.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Aokosor Puff-sleeve T-shirt This puff-sleeve T-shirt will bring a trendy, romantic vibe to your outfits.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2026
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The puff sleeves add a romantic touch to this otherwise simple and very comfortable dress.—
Kaelin Dodge,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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 6 Jun. 2026.
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