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Recent Examples of swatches
Davies had swatches and fabrics around her desk.
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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
Malarkey created it using a pale lime zest polish on most nails, with abstract swatches on the others.
—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
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
Malarkey created it using a pale lime zest polish on most nails, with abstract swatches on the others.
—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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Not only were the players far more portable than turntables but unlike records, tapes were resilient to being tossed about.—
Oliver Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Archive footage viewed on old VHS tapes and Super-8 film reveals that Cook was a talented and charismatic musician, plucking away at his Gibson while singing blues standards or original material.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Fennell’s screenplay strips out the story-within-a-story structure, sidelines major characters, and simplifies the multi-generational plot—all regular book adaptation stuff.—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
20 Feb. 2026
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Attached to the bottom of their skis are skins — essentially strips of grippy carpet — that keep them from sliding backwards.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Swatches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swatches. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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