cross-stitching

Definition of cross-stitchingnext
present participle of cross-stitch
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Verb
  • Has Alec been embroidering the truth?
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Hawley and a team of craftspeople worked across the globe embroidering, aging and tinting the costumes for the film.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • After finishing his Army service in Israel at age 21 — which included a stint as a projectionist when movies were shown to soldiers — Firstenberg decided to go to Hollywood.
    Stephen Silver, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Jon and Matt Stinchcomb, Parkview – One or the other started for Parkview each season from 1991 to 1997, each finishing as a first-team all-state player.
    Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Cross-stitching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-stitching. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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