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Recent Examples of quilt
Najha Zigbi-Johnson, Essence, 30 Apr. 2025
This week, the luxury fashion retailer Value Retail hosted a cocktail event in the city center, Miu Miu set up a literary panel that examined books by feminist writers, and Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen’s fashion brand, The Row, debuted a collection of blankets, pillows, and quilts.
—Air Mail, 12 Apr. 2025
Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2025
Burnham Square The daughter-in-law of owner Janis Witham uses this quilting block pattern.
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—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Noun
The dress evokes the 19th-century quilts of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, created by a rural collective of African American women whose improvisational compositions are now recognized as foundational to American modernism.
—Najha Zigbi-Johnson, Essence, 30 Apr. 2025
This week, the luxury fashion retailer Value Retail hosted a cocktail event in the city center, Miu Miu set up a literary panel that examined books by feminist writers, and Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen’s fashion brand, The Row, debuted a collection of blankets, pillows, and quilts.
—Air Mail, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
Regardless of market fluctuations, the quilted handbag is intrinsic to the house’s mystique, maintaining its draw across generations.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2025
Burnham Square The daughter-in-law of owner Janis Witham uses this quilting block pattern.
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—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quilt
Noun
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Scott Gilbertson Our 8 Favorite Down Comforters Snuggle up under our favorite comforters for every season and every budget.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
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The ties inside effectively kept the comforter in place during use, though one button did come undone after a vigorous shake.—
Carrie Honaker,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
Verb
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What’s the best crochet hook set for beginners to crocheting?—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
20 May 2025
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Keep in mind that, depending on the craft (like knitting, crocheting, etc.), sitting at a table isn't necessary—set up other comfortable spots to lounge if needed.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 May 2025
Noun
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Read on to discover the best linen spray options to freshen your bedspread, wow overnight visitors, or even use to perk up your wardrobe staples pre-laundry day.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2025
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This lightweight bedspread has a classic quilt design.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Beneath that dizzying madness, McQuarrie introduced a progressively more labyrinthine mythology, knitting the installments together in ways plausible and not, and expanding Hunt from impressive spy to a more elemental force.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2025
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Case in point, the cravat tie that Bridges wore was a direct reference to an image of Baldwin and it was knitted by Daley’s mother Maureen.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Something about that coverlet must have felt important to her about her character.—
Eugenie Dalland,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2025
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The coverlet and matching shams create a clean and cohesive look, while the scalloped edge gives the design a decorative finish.—
Megan Schaltegger,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The three-time AMA winner then kicked off her hosting duties in a plunging Swarovski crystal embroidered Miss Sohee halter-neck gown in white and silver with a daringly high slit up the front.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Women wear Lilly Pulitzer-style shift dresses and headbands en masse, while men wear colorful blazers embroidered with ducks or lobsters (as well as a lot of Brooks Brothers).—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
23 May 2025
Noun
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That day, after seeing a puff of smoke and hearing loud bangs outside their house, Perryman, Forbbes, and Newman rushed to the alley to investigate, where a verbal altercation ensued with the neighbor, said Forbbes.—
Zuri Primos,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2025
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Mars Dust Devil Dances The photobombing dust devil can be seen in the distance as a light-colored puff near the middle of the image.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Beneath wall text describing Báthory’s ghoulish crimes and her macabre punishment, bloody mannequins in nightshirts, one with its throat hideously cut, sprawl across a counterpane.—
Sam Lipsyte,
Harper’s Magazine ,
27 Apr. 2022
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The bed was draped in a cranberry-red silk counterpane.—
Jon Meacham,
House Beautiful,
1 Oct. 2013
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“Quilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quilt. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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