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as in curtains
a heavy decorative cloth used especially for wall hangings or window coverings
On the wall was a beautiful hand-woven tapestry that had been handed down for generations.
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as in mosaic
something made up of many different things, people, etc.
In spring and early summer, the garden was a vivid tapestry of colors. All of our experiences, both good and bad, form part of the rich tapestry of our lives.
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Recent Examples of tapestry
New River Gorge National Park, West Virginia West Virginia’s New River Gorge National Park reaches its peak color in late October with shades of orange, red, and yellow blending into a rich fall tapestry.
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Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
The tapestries are more conceptual than literal — no helixes or biochemical formulas in sight.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This culture is woven into the tapestry of American culture through a lot of practices, beliefs, foods and many other things.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
The show’s temple-like scenic design by Andrew Hammer is greatly enhanced by Blake McCarty’s tapestry-like projection design of Egyptian temples, sculpture and locales.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
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Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
The tapestries are more conceptual than literal — no helixes or biochemical formulas in sight.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
This culture is woven into the tapestry of American culture through a lot of practices, beliefs, foods and many other things.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
The show’s temple-like scenic design by Andrew Hammer is greatly enhanced by Blake McCarty’s tapestry-like projection design of Egyptian temples, sculpture and locales.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tapestry
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Nordic Knots Home Slips into the Bedroom Over the past decade, the Swedish heritage brand Nordic Knots has become a household name with its modern line of rugs and curtains that cover all the base layers.—
Sydney Gore,
Architectural Digest,
29 Sep. 2025
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Stein suggests replacing towels, shower curtains, shower liners, and bath mats before exiting the room.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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But the real appeal of staying here is the neighborhood's proximity to the San Gabriel Valley, which offers one of the country’s most varied and celebrated concentrations of Chinese food within a wider mosaic of global flavors.—
Emily Wilson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Byzantine mosaics of Ravenna shimmer with centuries of artistic heritage, their intricate patterns catching the Mediterranean light that filters through ancient churches.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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But no one, at that time, knew the outcome of this long road toward the creation of a new nation that would be anything but a rainbow.—
Simon Njami,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Since then the company has sold well over 2 million of them, made in the same factory in the northeastern French city of Troyes, in a rainbow of colors and ranging from baby sizes to a 400-square-foot-one that’ll soon hang down the front of the Rue Dieu headquarters.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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These launch providers are racing a medley of Chinese rocket builders to become the second company to land and reuse a first stage booster.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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My first dish, the Peruvian Ceviche, as suggested by my chef, was a stunning medley.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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The storage fee is based on the size of the product, the number of cubic feet the seller’s assortment requires and the time those products spend in an Amazon warehouse.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Broadview, Illinois — About a dozen protesters remain after clashes with an assortment of law enforcement agencies came to a head outside the Broadview Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility near Chicago.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Pratt, 46, also commemorated his daughter’s birthday with a collage on his Instagram Stories.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Attendees learn contour drawing and collage and drawing with creativity.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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In United's Polaris cabin, the airline serves a variety of soft drinks, spirits, and beer.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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There are a variety of treatments, including counseling, medications and support groups, to help people who want to end that dependency.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Tapestry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tapestry. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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