as in sewing
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as in rippling
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as in crocheting
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Recent Examples of knitting
Bill Friskics-Warren, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Tasks like cooking, gardening or engaging in repetitive actions such as knitting can offer a way to channel emotions productively and provide space for quiet reflection.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Casual knitting, sewing, assemblage and crafting clubs meet every month.
—Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
Our Most Popular Stories of 2021 This year, readers were into peanut butter and jelly, semi-conductors, bayonets, Victorian knitting manuals, plus the hard-working dogs of Medieval Europe.
—JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
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Her father was a sharecropper — and later, a knitting mill worker — who played fiddle and gave voice lessons at the local Methodist church.
—Bill Friskics-Warren, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Tasks like cooking, gardening or engaging in repetitive actions such as knitting can offer a way to channel emotions productively and provide space for quiet reflection.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Casual knitting, sewing, assemblage and crafting clubs meet every month.
—Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2025
Our Most Popular Stories of 2021 This year, readers were into peanut butter and jelly, semi-conductors, bayonets, Victorian knitting manuals, plus the hard-working dogs of Medieval Europe.
—JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knitting
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Here are several local businesses that specialize in all kinds of crafts — from sewing and quilting to knitting, painting and scrapbooking.—
Kelly Tyko,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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In August 2023, Alvis quit her full-time job in law to pursue her dreams of being a pattern designer and content creator with no background in sewing.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Anyone can fall ill after contracting the virus, but the risk of severe illness is higher for people who are younger than five or older than 65.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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Any viral outbreak poses a public health risk, particularly for children and older people who may be more vulnerable to contracting serious illnesses when affected.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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This approach also helps achieve cost-effectiveness by avoiding expensive post-release repairs.—
Dzmitry Lubneuski,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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In 2024, Kyiv conducted and depots, causing some to be shut due to damage and incurring costly repairs for the facilities.—
Maya Mehrara,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Garcia makes the thin flour tortillas of his home region to cradle classic and inspired fillings.—
Edmund Tijerina,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025
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Jimmy John's : The chain's Valentine's Day treat is a Red Velvet Cookie Sandwich, with cream cheese frosting filling and red, pink and white sprinkles.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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However, its Optimus robots, seen folding laundry in a demo video earlier this year, were criticized for being operated by humans using controls, rather than acting autonomously.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
21 Dec. 2024
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My proposal is that Healey, even standing at only 5 feet, 4 inches, pose for a folding chair photo with the Boston Celtics the way Dukakis did.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
21 Dec. 2024
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On Wednesday evening, a small group of parents, students and CTU organizers gathered outside Rufino Tamayo Elementary in Gage Park holding signs and plastic candles to protest the potential closing of the school.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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The closing scene is Trump relaxing on a sun lounger next to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is widely portrayed as a devil in Gaza.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Knitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knitting. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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