appliquéing

verb

present participle of appliqué
as in embroidering

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  1. embroidering
  2. painting
  3. braiding
  4. hanging
  5. figuring
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  • In his letter to Hawley, Manfred said that rule was collectively bargained with the MLB Players Association and prohibits players from writing, attaching, affixing, embroidering or otherwise displaying messages on apparel or playing equipment.
    — Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
  • The touchscreen allows for easy controls and lets users visually preview the design before embroidering starts.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 25 May 2026
Definition of embroidering
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  • Born and raised in Flushing, Queens, to a Chinese family, Liu developed an early interest in beauty, recalling spending hours painting her nails after school.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • How can painting operate in the same space as the art of physically placing things in space, sculpture?
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • At Friendship Bakery in Kendall, bakers are hard at work rolling and braiding challah dough a week before Rosh Hashanah.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Spaces bleed and cross-pollinate, braiding the many overlapping narratives and curatorial agendas organizing this collection.
    — Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of braiding
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  • In contrast, the various legal methods of human execution — from hanging to electrocution to gassing — are neither peaceful nor painless.
    — Dr. Jacob Appel, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Its campsites are shaded by tall pine trees, ideal for hanging a hammock.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of hanging
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  • This is also figuring that Warners unleashes Digger on Premium VOD soon and does a decent number relative to the box office because people are curious.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026
  • UConn has been figuring it out with 87 new players, many of whom hadn’t seen regular game reps at their prior stop.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of figuring
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“Appliquéing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appliqu%C3%A9ing. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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