selvages

plural of selvage

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for selvages
Noun
  • Developing new frontiers of personalization can also be a key strategic differentiator.
    Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 26 June 2026
  • The frontiers Natarajan is most excited about – agentic AI systems that can dramatically improve performance by reframing how problems are solved, and domain-specific reasoning that understands contextual and financial nuance – represent the next phase of innovation.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Her remarks come amid mounting allegations that military restrictions slowed aid deliveries and prevented civilians—and in some cases rescue crews—from getting to critical areas during the early phase of the emergency.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • Connecticut The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) allows transgender student-athletes to participate in sports consistent with their gender identity without restrictions.
    Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Residents of borderlands are by definition bilingual; their cultures mixed and distinctive.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 24 June 2026
  • From the Neolithic rock art of what is now Libya to ancient Egypt, China and India, to medieval and Renaissance Europe, creatures at borderlands of what was taken to be civilization were represented as cynocephalic, that is, humans with dog heads.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Local services and programs affected by the weather included some office closings and even limitations on waterpark hours.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Claims about savings, refunds, fees, limitations and problem-solving should be clear to customers and AI systems.
    Jordan Brannon, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Alternative cooling measures have begun to rise in popularity.
    Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Rodríguez said emergency economic measures will include relief funds for victims and temporary waivers on documentation and property registration fees to facilitate housing relocation.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Among the concert recordings are three full concerts being released for the very first time and several more full recordings of shows that have been excerpted, to varying extents, for past releases.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
  • Hunt, Avantika, and Angus are especially good as overgrown kids trying, to varying extents, to hide their softness beneath ambition.
    Judy Berman, Time, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • But those payments won’t contribute to their insurance deductibles or out-of-pocket maximums.
    Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Minimum overnight temperatures are also warming faster than daytime maximums in the US.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Lower court judges had postponed the terminations of the programs.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • The terminations were made even though countries such as Haiti and Syria remain dangerous, immigration lawyers said.
    Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
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“Selvages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selvages. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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