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 Any kind of media or color swatches that catch your eye can be included. Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 9 Apr. 2026 Who hasn’t stood in front of a wall of swatches and broken out into a cold sweat, returning to the paint store two, three, even four times? Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for swatch
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Noun
  • Megan Grant continued her historic march with another tape-measure home run and UCLA homered four times, beating Arkansas 11-0 in five innings Friday to avoid elimination from the Women’s College World Series.
    Tim Willert, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
  • There is a homemade VHS tape in Kvaratskhelia’s home in Tbilisi, made by his mother Maka.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • The Downes also make chicken fingers, sandwiches, fish and chips and clam strips.
    Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026
  • Plugging those items into a standard strip can overload the device and create a fire hazard.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 28 May 2026

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“Swatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swatch. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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