swatch

Definition of swatchnext
as in tape
a small piece of cloth that is used as a sample for choosing colors, fabrics, etc. She looked at fabric swatches to select material for the drapes.

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Recent Examples of swatch Start with a small swatch on the back of your hand to spot-test, and if everything looks clear, apply the product once per day (or every other day) to make sure your skin is accepting it well. John Monaco, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026 Grandmother takes a small pair of scissors from her bag and snips a swatch from the green cloth, then slips it into her pocket. Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026 Davies had swatches and fabrics around her desk. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026 Censori comes out in a latex catsuit that required 50 swatches to capture the correct shade of blood red. Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for swatch
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Noun
  • Besides albums dubbed onto cassette tapes and Top of the Pops episodes recorded off the BBC, there was little music content available, almost all of which came from Europe.
    Lily Moayeri, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
  • Eddie Vedder didn’t just make a demo tape to get his life-changing gig as Pearl Jam’s lead singer.
    Al Shipley, SPIN, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Many critics of such wanton cosmic acquisitiveness balk at the idea of scarcely regulated private-sector lunar strip-mining.
    Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
  • About noon Larry gunned the Maule — heavily loaded with moose meat — to a heart-stopping takeoff from the makeshift strip.
    Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026

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“Swatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swatch. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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