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embroider

[em-broi-der] / ɛmˈbrɔɪ dər /




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The admiration Ms. Footer has for Bradley is obvious, but it sometimes leads her to embroider the little that is known of his inner life.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Season 2 feels like much more of an ensemble affair as showrunner Tony Gilroy expands the show’s focus beyond one character’s moral development to more thoroughly embroider others that are just as worthwhile.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2025

Grandmothers told stories of their mothers teaching them to embroider.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2023

“I’m going to embroider that on a T-shirt,’’ said Thorn, 76, with pride.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2023

Practical as ever, the girls proceeded to pluck the coat and use the feathers to make pillows upon which to embroider the sayings of Agatha Swanburne.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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