selvage

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Recent Examples of selvage From vintage selvage to high-tech stretch, from renewable energy to digital transparency, Advance Sico Vietnam is more than a supplier. Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 23 July 2025 Her name also appears centered atop the white selvage, also in violet. Raven Brunner, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025 Staple fabrics such as selvage denim and cottons are par for the course but there’s also more unusual choices, like a beautiful linen fabric made in the Osaka area in the 17th or 18th century that Yagi found in an antique shop in Kyoto. Lily Templeton, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024 Per the name, the style is pulled from the 1950s and recreated in Japan from premium selvage denim. Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023 Cut Drapery Pieces Lay out your fabric panels and trim the selvage edges. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2023 Slim selvage jeans are made with the utmost care. Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2022 Blue floral wallpaper from Sandberg immerses visitors in saturated color, along with a graphic checkerboard lambswool throw from Wallace Sewell and a custom selvage Japanese denim bedspread designed by Katch Interiors. Laura Raskin, ELLE Decor, 10 Aug. 2022 Featuring nods to some of the fashion brand’s distinctive elements such as the tailoring selvage, echoed in the trim running along the boat’s tubular frame, and the Red Dot motif, the boat is decked in discreet tones of sandy beige and white. Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selvage
Noun
  • The next frontier is Agentic AI, which Gao sees not as an experiment but as a necessity for keeping pace with youth culture.
    Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Cupcake icing and sports drinks — in all their crayon-like colors — are the final frontiers for Nick Scheidler's team.
    Alina Selyukh, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Seoul's military said the soldiers returned north of the military demarcation line and did not return fire.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Both countries have agreed to set up a working group to consult and coordinate on border affairs to advance demarcation negotiations, a Chinese foreign ministry statement released on Wednesday showed.
    Reuters, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Within that report, the limitations of the analysis need to be acknowledged.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Tactics will remain flexible to adapt to changing fire behavior, terrain limitations, and resource availability.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Almost every modern lens relies on digital corrections to some extent; the 20-200mm just leans on them more heavily than shorter zooms or prime optics.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
  • What follows are the observations of a trio of housing industry veterans, each with different takes on the extent of -- and possible ways to chip away at – the vexing problem.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Medication access, restrictions If signed into law by Abbott, Texas would join a handful of other states that allow the over-the-counter sale of ivermectin.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Regional restrictions may apply.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In Shoreline, Washington, there will be sign-waving and a march as well as a Back-to-School Drive to collect supplies for local students.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
  • But Starks answered with a 21-yard completion to KD Mosley, sparking a march of three consecutive 10-plus-yard gains to set up the winning kick.
    Jayden Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • However, these pale in comparison to her horrid record of decisions as a Supreme Court justice.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Dorm Décor’s Elizabeth Edwards, sales and marketing manager, agrees that the dorms of yesteryear pale in comparison to what’s going on these days.
    Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Creating a condensate from radioactive atoms has never been achieved, and the experiment would require extreme precision and strict safety measures.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The former Prime Minister’s proposal included measures like freezing a significant amount of welfare spending and doing away with two public holidays.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Selvage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selvage. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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