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 Pre-distressed holes reveal different swatches underneath, and the soles come looking scruffy just like on numerous hits from Vans over the past year or so. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 In a corner of the living room of her Sacramento home, Hannah Yan puts on a white lab coat and pulls a few swatches of fabric from a rack. — Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Woods took it from there, getting a swatch of silk from Danielle Frankel’s team and bringing it to Ralph Lauren with one request—to match his suit jacket to the fabric. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 17 Aug. 2026 But the bigger takeaway is that today’s best kitchens aren’t built around a single trendy paint swatch. — Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for swatch
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Noun
  • Consider putting reflective tape on costumes and candy bags for greater visibility.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Television reports showed an SUV at the scene blocked by yellow crime tape where the vehicle came to rest in the field near the parking lot.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • These lightly sweet, brioche-like buns are often decorated with strips of dough on top to resemble bones.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Linebacker Myles Graham’s strip-sack of Texas quarterback Arch Manning helped seal Florida’s upset.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

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“Swatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swatch. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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