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Recent Examples of bead
Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Emde as Vera tears across Cologne in red leather boots, a Shearling jacket thrown over a bright yellow top and green miniskirt, her Indian bead purse swinging wildly.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
Guillermo also brought props with him, including a dad body pillow for Mahomes, New Orleans beads with his face on it for Travis Kelce and an NFL football that was turned into a Magic 8-ball.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Its surface shimmers with a girlie patina of iridescent pink and turns stacks of abacus beads into bangle bracelets.
—Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Emde as Vera tears across Cologne in red leather boots, a Shearling jacket thrown over a bright yellow top and green miniskirt, her Indian bead purse swinging wildly.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
Remember the silver beaded Bob Mackie dress Madonna wore to the Oscars in 1991?
—Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
Guillermo also brought props with him, including a dad body pillow for Mahomes, New Orleans beads with his face on it for Travis Kelce and an NFL football that was turned into a Magic 8-ball.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bead
Noun
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What does mold look like? When thinking about mold in the home, the image of fuzzy green globs clinging to old bread may come to mind.—
Bridget Reed Morawski,
Architectural Digest,
14 Jan. 2025
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Yet the passage of time has roughed over the fine details of their artistry, rendering these once-crisp lines into fuzzy globs.—
ByRodrigo Pérez Ortega,
science.org,
13 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Condensation began to pearl at the edges of his rental face mask, an older model that pressed uncomfortably against his temples.—
Elliot Ackerman,
WIRED,
9 Feb. 2024
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Since bead materials can run the gamut—from glass to pearl to wood and beyond—Korn notes that some bead styles are inherently more casual than others.—
Aemilia Madden,
Harper's BAZAAR,
24 July 2023
Noun
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Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia contracted by inhaling contaminated water droplets.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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Measles virus spreads when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks and another person inhales droplets, Mayo Clinic said.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The technique has produced delicious, consistent results from campsites in Big Sur, California, and Baja, Mexico—and in everything from frying oil to pellet grills to standard home ovens.—
Wes Siler,
Outside Online,
25 Nov. 2024
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Extremely high temperatures inside the reactor in those first few days are believed to have melted parts of the zirconium alloy fuel rods and some of the uranium pellets themselves.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
16 Mar. 2011
Noun
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Saving Water: Advanced irrigation systems like drip irrigation and rainwater harvesting are becoming the go-to.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Oxo Brew 9-Cup is the perfect drip coffee maker and consistently provides a delicious cup of joe without a lot of fuss.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The actual Dave Matthews Band has not earned 11 rulers, though the chart company lumps in two solo smashes by Dave Matthews himself into the act’s cumulative total.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Reality check: The poll offers PBS an individual temperature check as it gets lumped with NPR amid discussions about funding.—
Sara Fischer,
Axios,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But on the third drop, the steel plates of what looked like a submarine flashed into view.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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Some states have experienced drops at the pumps, while in others, the cost of gas has increased.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The night culminated with a countdown as a glowing geodesic sphere 12 feet in diameter and weighing almost six tons descended from its lofty perch atop One Times Square.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Jan. 2023
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And young people are innovating outside that sphere as well, including Southern-gothic singer-songwriter Ethel Cain and art-rockers Geese.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
6 June 2022
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“Bead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bead. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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