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Recent Examples of rickrack
On Instagram, Sevigny started sharing photos of herself in pieces that would be available: a plaid Versace jumper dress, a patchwork faux-fur Supreme coat, a vintage apron dress with rickrack trim, and multiple pieces from her Opening Ceremony collections from 2015 and 2019.
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Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 May 2023
Add a festive touch to the table with these red dinner napkins with a charming rickrack trim.
—Bebe Howorth, ELLE Decor, 17 Jan. 2023
The collection, which came out earlier this summer, included formal pieces such as black peak lapel tuxedo jackets with grosgrain ribbon ties and a white pajama set with white rickrack detail.
—Marisa Meltzer, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2022
This pack of three is is playfully trimmed with wavy rickrack that will instantly brighten up any tablescape ahead of holiday dinner parties.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 14 Nov. 2022
Photocopy pictures, glue them to silver paper, and frame them with rickrack and other trims to turn your Christmas tree into a family scrapbook.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2022
To make Rickrack Bats Pumpkins: Cut a length of extra-large black rickrack to create a bat shape.
—Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 24 Aug. 2022
Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 May 2023
Add a festive touch to the table with these red dinner napkins with a charming rickrack trim.
—Bebe Howorth, ELLE Decor, 17 Jan. 2023
The collection, which came out earlier this summer, included formal pieces such as black peak lapel tuxedo jackets with grosgrain ribbon ties and a white pajama set with white rickrack detail.
—Marisa Meltzer, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2022
This pack of three is is playfully trimmed with wavy rickrack that will instantly brighten up any tablescape ahead of holiday dinner parties.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 14 Nov. 2022
Photocopy pictures, glue them to silver paper, and frame them with rickrack and other trims to turn your Christmas tree into a family scrapbook.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2022
To make Rickrack Bats Pumpkins: Cut a length of extra-large black rickrack to create a bat shape.
—Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 24 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rickrack
Noun
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The stripes were perfect; the grass was perfect; and the no-go zones remained untouched.—
Joe Salas
April 25,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2026
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What that means for Grindr users right now is that their profile grid will always contain one square devoted to Madonna, reclining in a fuchsia body stalking with zebra stripes projected over her.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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How to refresh boho braids Certain box braid styles like boho braids need a little more maintenance than regular box braids.—
Danielle James,
Allure,
22 Apr. 2026
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But as soon as one flagellar motor reverses direction and starts rotating clockwise, the bundle falls apart; the reverse-twirling filament unravels the braid and puts the cell’s flagellar motors at cross-purposes, kicking the cell around.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Ian has sent them this man’s notes, which include a story Jane tells about how she and Fanny’s mother, Faith, was given to their grandmother, a lace-maker in Paris, by a strange, small man, who told her that this child’s mother was gravely ill and the father was in prison.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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Pack a picnic, grab a book, or lace up your sneakers for a jog.—
Abby Price,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For this super laidback, windchill-ready look, Hadid wore a beanie hat over her plaits, ski goggle-like black sunglasses, and black leather gloves.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
3 Jan. 2026
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Low-tension styles are no longer just a few neat plaits.—
Donnetta Monk,
Essence,
21 Nov. 2025
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“Rickrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rickrack. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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