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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 thought I'm going to buy a modern dress" and then embroider it with the fern motif of the privy council "as a nod to the past".

From BBC ● May 11, 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

Erick Medel embroiders denim with an industrial sewing machine, making works that touch on everyday life in Los Angeles, particularly those living and working in Boyle Heights and the city’s Eastside.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024

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

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

From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard

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

After spending $40 more, I eventually walked away with two cute plushies—a fuzzy chicken leg with a penguin face and a purple tea cup with a smiley face embroidered on its side—and my dignity intact.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 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

It is embroidered with butterflies and comes with signed photographs and a dedication by Bardot.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

It would be white, and it would have five buttons, and it would have the words “Dr. Tam, DVM” embroidered just above his heart.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

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

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

She sits in bed, embroidering a pillowcase with a drawing of Cinderella wearing a ballroom gown.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario




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