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Recent Examples of swatches
Malarkey created it using a pale lime zest polish on most nails, with abstract swatches on the others.
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Rebecca Norris, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
For the holiday season, Groves is offering up a gift box that includes swatches and ideas for a custom pair of gifted shoes, based on the recipient’s personality and preferences.
—Katie Abel, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
Browsing through the color swatches of Joybird is like looking through a kaleidoscope.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
Review fabric swatches in your home’s natural light, and don’t rush measurements.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Apply large swatches on multiple walls and observe them at different times of day, under both natural and artificial light.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Fabric swatches are much the same.
—Corey Buhay, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025
Rebecca Norris, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
For the holiday season, Groves is offering up a gift box that includes swatches and ideas for a custom pair of gifted shoes, based on the recipient’s personality and preferences.
—Katie Abel, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
Browsing through the color swatches of Joybird is like looking through a kaleidoscope.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
Review fabric swatches in your home’s natural light, and don’t rush measurements.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Apply large swatches on multiple walls and observe them at different times of day, under both natural and artificial light.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Fabric swatches are much the same.
—Corey Buhay, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swatches
Noun
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Tabulator tapes for every voting machine used.—
Shaddi Abusaid,
AJC.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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But dozens of Hi8 tapes wound up being stored in boxes in her home for decades.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Use Sticky Traps Sheets or strips of sticky paper hung around your plants will trap any insects that come to visit.—
Jon VanZile,
The Spruce,
30 Jan. 2026
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Employees did not demonstrate knowledge of location or use of sanitizer test strips.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
January 30,
Sacbee.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Swatches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swatches. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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