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embroider

[em-broi-der] / ɛmˈbrɔɪ dər /




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You embroider your philosophy on pillows and cushions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 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

According to legend, Tyre is the place where purple pigment was first created - the dye crushed out of snail shells to embroider royal robes.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2024

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

It had taken Grandma months of work to embroider hers.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025

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

Deep in Verdi’s opera “Don Carlo,” an impassioned solo cello line embroiders a bass aria with a vein of feeling.

From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2022

When she has a break from official duties, Margrethe — Europe’s second longest reigning monarch after Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II — paints, sketches, illustrates books, creates church textiles and embroiders.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2022

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

From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard

I embroidered on another cushion the words the pope sent to King Charles the Third for his coronation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

The insider further revealed that the lovers spent 20 minutes exchanging their handwritten vows, and that they handed out custom handkerchiefs, embroidered with a “TT” and lyrics from Swift’s 2014 song “Blank Space.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

The photos published by TMZ also show Thornton, who is wearing a black jacket embroidered with the “Wheel of Fortune” logo on his sleeve, appearing to type into the chat room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

"He portrayed the Palestinian woman in her thobe - her traditional embroidered costume - and he portrayed people very much attached to the land," she went on.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

As I slipped on the long camisole and the fresh-smelling petticoat, I noticed three more petticoats stacked right there on the bed, each embroidered more beautifully than the next.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Artisans at the London fashion house Safiyaa spent 150 hours embroidering Anderson’s bespoke silk reception outfit.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

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

My life today consists of watching television, reading, embroidering and drawing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

“My mother and I have been embroidering linens for my trousseau for ages ... what have you been working on?”

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo


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