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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

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

Past Lottie embroiders it on a baby blanket for Shauna, which may or may not have triggered a mass bird death around their cabin.

From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2023

A little bit of personal detail embroiders the investigators’ lives, just enough to indicate that feds are people, too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2021

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

From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard

Probably designed and made soon after 1066 at Canterbury, it is not a true tapestry, but an embroidered narrative, and the oldest and most complete one we have.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

For just one week it gave away free baseball hats with the word "thinking" embroidered on the front.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 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

You find him on the official state seal, and if you get nabbed speeding on the freeway, there he is, embroidered on the CHP officer’s uniform patch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Maa embroidered the borders for saris sold in our marketplace.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

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

An A-line grey wool collarless coat had pink peonies of varying sizes splashed over it, while a shorter white wool cape was adorned with similar detailed pink and yellow peony embroidering.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024

Instead, I worked on embroidering a pillow sham as I waited for the cool of the evening.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang




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