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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

The family leader in Manson’s absence, she helped embroider an elaborate ceremonial vest for him, weaving in her own red locks.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2024

He taught himself to sew and embroider, sculpt with thermoplastics, and even tan leather.

From Seattle Times Aug. 17, 2023

“I embroider this scene again and again,” Kira said, “and sometimes—not always—my hands begin to move in ways I don’t understand. The threads seem to take on a power of their own.”

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry

At the same workshop, Getu Derza, 48, carefully embroiders colourful silk threads into intricate patterns.

From Barron's Oct. 15, 2025

Los Angeles artist Diane Meyer embroiders family photos like distorted pixelations to ask questions about memory.

From Seattle Times Nov. 24, 2023

The supplier embroiders school logos in-house on a range of products including jumpers, sweatshirts, polo shirts and school bags.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2023

The New York artist Rachel Rossin is as much a programmer as a painter, and her exhibition embroiders the boundaries around “the human” with knowing reverence.

From New York Times Aug. 3, 2023

Gisa embroiders at the table, making something beautiful and exquisite and entirely beyond my comprehension.

From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard

But, more pertinently, Hegseth’s fear of the phrase “diversity is our strength,” an idiom so blandly inoffensive you can probably find it embroidered on a hand towel at T.J.

From Slate Jun. 24, 2026

At the graduation ceremony on Monday, she wore a gold stole embroidered with a multicolored tennis racket and the letters G.O.A.T — greatest of all time.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

Deepak Chopra, who officiated, wore a jacket embroidered with an image of the night sky the day the couple met.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

Playing in a special jersey that was embroidered with a tribute, the open-side scored a try and made telling contributions in both attack and defence.

From BBC Apr. 21, 2026

And with that, Mrs. Maroney was all smiles again and offering to prop up my aunt’s foot with one of the pretty embroidered pillows.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Kit men spent the 24 hours before Argentina faced England embroidering those shirts with numbers and the national crest.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

The mother-of-two said she works all day sewing clothes and embroidering but she can't afford baby formula for her youngest.

From Barron's Apr. 30, 2026

Although Aleys’ mother cannot read, she knows the stories of the saints and relishes embroidering them with “goriest” details to keep her children interested.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 2026

Materson has since gotten clean and left prison, and he has continued embroidering.

From New York Times Mar. 2, 2023

Rebeca waited for her love at four in the afternoon, embroidering by the window.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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