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Adjective
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Loloi x Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines Erin Pillow Cover The windowpane design and nubby cotton of this throw pillow cover add dimension to a couch, sofa, or bed.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
27 July 2025 -
What gives bouclé its characteristic nubby texture is the way the yarn is formed into loops.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Jan. 2025
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Not the pitted crow-feather black olives that cuddled between gherkins and pickled watermelon rind in our holiday relish dish; those were tasteless gloomy orbs cured with lye and dyed with chemical additives.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
28 July 2025
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For each pound of pitted cherries add 1 cup of sugar, 1 cup of 100-proof bourbon, and 1 cinnamon stick.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
30 July 2024
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“Knurled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knurled. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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