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Recent Examples of quilt
Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Down below a woman in a blue apron is shaking out a quilt.
—Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2025
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 quilts, varying from baby blankets to queen and king size, range from under $80 to $300 for the king sizes, which take a lot more work.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Down below a woman in a blue apron is shaking out a quilt.
—Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2025
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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Stuffed with fluffy down-alternative filling, the comforter is cozy while also being lightweight.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Cotton Jersey Sheet Set For versatile sheets that truly do it all, look no further than Threshold’s Cotton Jersey Sheet Set that pairs effortlessly with any comforter, quilt, or throw.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Oct. 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,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Toni dress, for example, was shaped and completed entirely through knitting and crocheting.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The walls and bedspread are a calming gray-blue.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The complete set comes with a cozy bedspread and two matching pillow shams to match.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Cuomo’s desperate campaign — almost certainly his last — tried to knit together a coalition of Republicans, independents, and Democrats worried that a socialist mayor would wreck their city and their party.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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So far, the team has successfully knitted small objects shaped like a C and a pyramid, showing that the machine can handle curves, layers, and overhangs with ease.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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For ultraminimalists, this simple coverlet from Parachute imitates the look of a quilt without the fill, delivers on the work of a good throw blanket, and makes for a perfect year-round bed linen on account of its weight.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
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Honestly, the coverlets deserve a three-bedroom house, one color in each room.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Her brand, The Loom Art, works with over 500 artisans to make apparel from handwoven or hand-embroidered fabrics found across India's small towns since 2018.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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The camera then panned to Sophia, who was happily bouncing in mom Alex’s arms while wearing a white sweater with her name embroidered in script across the front and a tiny white hair bow.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Its breakfast buffet featured several unique pastry options, such as caprese croissants and flaky pistachio puffs.—
Taylor McIntyre,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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These appetizers have the flavor and bite of cheese straws but in a puff form.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 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 Nov. 2025.
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