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Recent Examples of swatches
Davies had swatches and fabrics around her desk.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Censori comes out in a latex catsuit that required 50 swatches to capture the correct shade of blood red.
—Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
Malarkey created it using a pale lime zest polish on most nails, with abstract swatches on the others.
—Rebecca Norris, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
For the holiday season, Groves is offering up a gift box that includes swatches and ideas for a custom pair of gifted shoes, based on the recipient’s personality and preferences.
—Katie Abel, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
Browsing through the color swatches of Joybird is like looking through a kaleidoscope.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
Review fabric swatches in your home’s natural light, and don’t rush measurements.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Apply large swatches on multiple walls and observe them at different times of day, under both natural and artificial light.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Fabric swatches are much the same.
—Corey Buhay, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025
Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Censori comes out in a latex catsuit that required 50 swatches to capture the correct shade of blood red.
—Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
Malarkey created it using a pale lime zest polish on most nails, with abstract swatches on the others.
—Rebecca Norris, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
For the holiday season, Groves is offering up a gift box that includes swatches and ideas for a custom pair of gifted shoes, based on the recipient’s personality and preferences.
—Katie Abel, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
Browsing through the color swatches of Joybird is like looking through a kaleidoscope.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
Review fabric swatches in your home’s natural light, and don’t rush measurements.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Apply large swatches on multiple walls and observe them at different times of day, under both natural and artificial light.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Fabric swatches are much the same.
—Corey Buhay, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swatches
Noun
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As consumer technology advanced, still more revenue for Hollywood, in the form of royalties, rolled in from Blockbuster and similar companies renting VHS tapes and DVDs to consumers in those same years.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Justin, the believer, is instantly alarmed by how these eerie tapes escalate from cute banter to ghostly crying babies and backward incantations.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Similarly, old sheets can be cut into strips and used to create soft dividers in drawers.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
13 Mar. 2026
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Remove the steaks from the freezer and slice against the grain into long, 1/4-inch-wide strips.—
Anna Butler,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Swatches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swatches. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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