swatch

noun

Definition of swatchnext
as in tape
a small piece of cloth that is used as a sample for choosing colors, fabrics, etc. She looked at fabric swatches to select material for the drapes.

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Recent Examples of swatch In a corner of the living room of her Sacramento home, Hannah Yan puts on a white lab coat and pulls a few swatches of fabric from a rack. — Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Woods took it from there, getting a swatch of silk from Danielle Frankel’s team and bringing it to Ralph Lauren with one request—to match his suit jacket to the fabric. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 17 Aug. 2026 But the bigger takeaway is that today’s best kitchens aren’t built around a single trendy paint swatch. — Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 12 Aug. 2026 As economic challenges and the rising costs of higher education continue to impact broad swatches of college applicants, this commitment to economic mobility and professional success is one that many top colleges will likely continue to reinforce. — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for swatch
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  1. tape
  2. strip
Noun
  • But a rekindling of the past and a rediscovered cassette tape may provide a pathway to a new beginning.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Over time, his methods became more sophisticated, and Jacobs would set up microphones next to the venue’s soundboard or plug directly into it to record on cassettes, and later digital audio tapes and memory cards.
    — Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of tape
Noun
  • Writing strips out the reactive tone that damages trust and forces people to engage with the actual argument instead of the way it was said.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Both naloxone and fentanyl test strips decrease the risk of fatal overdose.
    — Joshua Barocas, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of strip

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“Swatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swatch. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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