as in to decorate
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
the simple country church has an aura of serene spirituality that is often missing in more embossed houses of worship
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Recent Examples of emboss
Venera probes, like all of the Soviet spacecraft sent to the moon and the planets, carried along with them small memorial coins, medals and titanium pennants—embossed with the hammer and sickle, the likeness of Lenin, the Earth, and more.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 May 2025
Using century-old tools and luxurious silk, each petal and leaf is individually cut, embossed, and assembled by hand in her New York atelier.
—Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Whether hand-piped, moulded or embossed, these products carry visible evidence of artistry and care.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The four-piece Staud for St. Regis collection is crafted in raffia and embossed Italian calfskin.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 May 2025
Using century-old tools and luxurious silk, each petal and leaf is individually cut, embossed, and assembled by hand in her New York atelier.
—Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Whether hand-piped, moulded or embossed, these products carry visible evidence of artistry and care.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The four-piece Staud for St. Regis collection is crafted in raffia and embossed Italian calfskin.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emboss
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After the supplies were unloaded, Qasem Hassan pulled a medical smock over her black jacket and entered a classroom decorated with diagrams of the digestive system.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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These partners don’t just decorate boats with their logos.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The bottoms were adorned with allover Swarovski rhinestones.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
9 June 2025
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Shops across the city are adorned in green and gold — green for pistachios, gold for the dessert's flakey crust.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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“Emboss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emboss. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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