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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Finally, Common gave her a blanket embroidered with Hudson's upcoming holiday album title, The Gift of Love.
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Jack Irvin, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Three textiles, a series of latch-hook rugs, were embroidered by Margarida Pandolfo, their mother.
—Michelle Mehrtens, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
Delicate leather petals adorned ballet flats and heeled sandals, and the motif was also embroidered on mules and knee-high gladiator sandals.
—WWD, 23 Sep. 2024
This sweater, designed in a classic fit and embroidered with the devil’s horns and tail, retails for $98.
—Andre Claudio, WWD, 19 Sep. 2024
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Jack Irvin, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Three textiles, a series of latch-hook rugs, were embroidered by Margarida Pandolfo, their mother.
—Michelle Mehrtens, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
Delicate leather petals adorned ballet flats and heeled sandals, and the motif was also embroidered on mules and knee-high gladiator sandals.
—WWD, 23 Sep. 2024
This sweater, designed in a classic fit and embroidered with the devil’s horns and tail, retails for $98.
—Andre Claudio, WWD, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Embroider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroider. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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