as in to exaggerate
to add to the interest of by including made-up details
Dad likes to embroider his fishing stories
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Recent Examples of embroider
Lipa also wore a six-metre tulle wedding veil that was also hand-embroidered with beads and feathers.
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Meg Walters,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
The woman also showed off her customized hoodie featuring the Knicks logo and Bridges' name embroidered onto it.
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Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
This year’s design is a soft, baby blue gown — paying homage to the color of the island’s original 1895 flag— embroidered with subtle motifs, including yellow taxi cabs, the Brooklyn bridge and the Puerto Rico’s national flower, the flor de maga.
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CNN Money,
15 June 2026
It should not be embroidered on anything and should never be used as a costume or athletic uniform.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
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Meg Walters,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
The woman also showed off her customized hoodie featuring the Knicks logo and Bridges' name embroidered onto it.
—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
This year’s design is a soft, baby blue gown — paying homage to the color of the island’s original 1895 flag— embroidered with subtle motifs, including yellow taxi cabs, the Brooklyn bridge and the Puerto Rico’s national flower, the flor de maga.
—
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
It should not be embroidered on anything and should never be used as a costume or athletic uniform.
—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for embroider
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embroider
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One sure focus is the rampant grade inflation that exaggerates student achievement and has made graduating high school close to meaningless as an indicator of college preparedness.
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Jan Paul van Hecke of the Netherlands has been involved in two scraps already, the latest when he was hit while going for a header and crumbled, perhaps exaggerating a tad, after Morocco's Azzedine Ounahi challenged the header, as well.
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The final score was almost padded three minutes later as Rahimi’s header on the break clanged down off the crossbar, but stopped just short of crossing the goal line.
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Some are using the passive income to pad their travel fund; others are reinvesting back into their businesses.
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The wines produced here are amber-colored from months of skin contact, tannic in ways white wine is not supposed to be, structured like reds but made from white grapes.
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Some parts of the film are displayed in a light shade (similar to sepia, just multi-light colored).
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It’s embellished, but the work has gravitas—not just beading for beading’s sake, but weighty and graphic.
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The hotel’s wellness focus extends to the bathrooms, which boast walk-in showers, claw-foot soaking tubs, and double-sink marble vanities embellished with ornate gilt mirrors.
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“Embroider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroider. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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