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Noun
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The bright blue hat showcases the white, raised embroidery of the Los Angeles Dodgers logo.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025 -
The Levi’s x Barbour Type II Waxed Jacket leverages Barbour’s most traditional colorway in archive olive, while the Type II Denim version offers mid-wash indigo denim with a Barbour green cord collar and tonal embroidery at the cuff placket.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The camera then panned to Sophia, who was happily bouncing in mom Alex’s arms while wearing a white sweater with her name embroidered in script across the front and a tiny white hair bow.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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They can be embroidered or embossed with leather patches.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The road that ribbons through the foothills rises and twists like the tail of a cat.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
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Here’s a peek at the new flavors and some of the ingredients that inspired them: Lemon curd & whey This light and citrusy flavor uses whey as a substitute for lemon juice to make lemon curd that ribbons throughout the ice cream base.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
24 May 2023
Verb
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Earle-Sears and other Republican candidates have tried to tie the text messages to the assassination of Charlie Kirk, painting Democrats as politically violent.—
Jahd Khalil,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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One photo showed a Waymo vehicle with broken windows and painted with graffiti on Sunset Boulevard.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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To complete the ensemble, braid your hair into two plaits and tie them with baby blue bows at the ends.—
Emma Kershaw,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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The grove is home to approximately 500 giant sequoias, some around 3,000 years old, a petite, braided, and energetic ranger informed the crowd.—
Gloria Liu,
Outside Online,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris is celebrating the seminal design movement of the Roaring 1920s with a blockbuster exhibition that includes some 1,200 items ranging from lacquer screens to diamond brooches — and even a flying train.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Astrochemistry could also benefit from the idea that diamonds in meteorites and rocks may form through cosmic particle irradiation, rather than solely through heat and pressure.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Head to Grote Markt, where the Renaissance Town Hall sparkles with lights and the historic homes that fringe the square are illuminated after dark.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
27 Oct. 2025
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Ross arrived on the scene in an oversized, off-the-shoulder Marc Jacobs trench coat, dramatically fringed black shoes, and what seemed like piles of gems draped around her neck and dangling from her ears.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Now each normal day together feels like a blessing laced with fear.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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When the asteroid struck Earth, a cloud of dust laced with iridium, a metal common in meteorites, blanketed the planet.—
DINO GRANDONI THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Appliqué.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appliqu%C3%A9. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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