swatch

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 The 13-inch cutting swatch takes down weeds faster. Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025 That’s right: Riri brought Parker’s hood swatch to the shop for analysis. Stacia Brown, Vulture, 2 July 2025 Order a swatch ahead of time to ensure the color suits your tastes. Michelle Rostamian, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025 Osborne explains that in the winter, artists can easily travel a swatch of the Western states filled with viable markets. Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for swatch
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Noun
  • But that coverage bust is on tape now, and other teams will try to exploit that look again.
    Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Only after several reporters began observing the site and taking photographs did officers arrive to tape off the area with crime scene tape.
    Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Our Maple Bacon Old Fashion blends smooth Old Forester Whiskey, rich maple syrup, a touch of walnut bitters, and a crispy strip of smoky bacon.
    Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Shots fired in San Bernardino, spike strips in Van Nuys, and clashes in Santa Ana highlight a rise in confrontations between immigration agents and civilians — a trend experts warn is intensifying across Southern California.
    Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Swatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swatch. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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