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Recent Examples of selvage
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.
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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
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
Cut Drapery Pieces Lay out your fabric panels and trim the selvage edges.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2023
According to the postal service, the margin paper, or selvage, attached to the stamp sheet will include a photo taken of Lewis in 1963 by photographer Steve Schapiro in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2022
Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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
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
Cut Drapery Pieces Lay out your fabric panels and trim the selvage edges.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2023
According to the postal service, the margin paper, or selvage, attached to the stamp sheet will include a photo taken of Lewis in 1963 by photographer Steve Schapiro in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selvage
Noun
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As the sport heads into a new frontier with revenue sharing, TCU head coach Sonny Dykes wants to clean up college football.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 July 2025
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And that, for every forward-thinking business leader, opens an entirely new frontier.—
Ashar Samdani,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev instead both pledged to continue work on sensitive issues such as border demarcation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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Advertisement There have been attempts to clarify demarcations.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
17 June 2025
Noun
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And that our natural limitations are not just physical, but also social and cognitive.—
Pia Lauritzen,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Over the years, however, that limitation has been dropped.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
12 July 2025
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For much of the public, the full extent of the destruction does not yet seem to have sunk in, partly because the military censor has prohibited publishing the location of direct hits.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
11 July 2025
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The extent of the driver’s injuries were not immediately clear.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
10 July 2025
Noun
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The company said in a statement that inventory value adjustments and the impact of U.S. restrictions on advanced AI chips for China had contributed to the decline in profits.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
7 July 2025
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Starting in the 1970s, home construction plummeted and prices soared in high-opportunity coastal cities because of restrictions on supply.—
Marina Bolotnikova,
Vox,
7 July 2025
Noun
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An ‘Anti-Trump Birthday Party Rally’ was organized after the march to Mar-a-Lago, WPTV reported.—
Kate Linderman,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2025
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And South Florida can’t get enough of it: As the Fightin’ Maurices continue their march toward a second consecutive NHL Stanley Cup championship, fans will gather in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday for one of the largest official watch parties in Panthers’ history — at the War Memorial Auditorium.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2025
Noun
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But even the most energetic supernova ever observed pales in comparison to an ENT, which emits 25 times more energy.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
5 June 2025
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All of this pales in comparison to what’s happening on the field, where Beck — by all accounts — is looking good and back throwing fully after offseason elbow surgery.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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Private domestic demand, a more telling measure of the economy’s underlying health, increased a solid 1.9%.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
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Feedback from countless measures provided the intelligence to refine and invent, not just correct and adjust.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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“Selvage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selvage. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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