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Recent Examples of bead
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2024
Its innovative formula utilizes hydrated silica beads that gently exfoliate and dissolve upon skin contact.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024
Also check out the headlights and tail lights to make sure there is no water beading up inside.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Hang it from a window and admire its beads—available in rainbow, multicolored and honey styles.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2024
Its innovative formula utilizes hydrated silica beads that gently exfoliate and dissolve upon skin contact.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
One current exhibit, Art & Sole, features shoes that have been painted, beaded and styled by different Native artists.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024
Also check out the headlights and tail lights to make sure there is no water beading up inside.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bead
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Great bright globs of gore, falling splat-splat on the linoleum.Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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The catenary lights provide a festive evening glob reminiscent of vineyard properties.Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
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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
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Braun's nearly complete gubernatorial cabinet is just one droplet in a firehose of news this week.Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Dec. 2024
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Gore-Tex and others creating membranes design the layer so the microscopic holes are large enough to allow vapor to release from the inside, but small enough that water droplets can’t penetrate.Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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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
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The model was filmed sampling an intravenous drip laced with nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (or NAD+) for an episode of The Kardashians.Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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Because of their thermodynamic innovation, this Yeti tumbler will keep cold brew cold or hot drip hot longer than any of the competition.Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
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The defender had lumped the ball forward moments earlier onto the head of Forest’s defenders, ceding possession.Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Significantly, Sessions did not address families crossing the border — they were lumped in with smugglers.Errol Morris, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
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Between January and November, China’s industrial profits fell 4.7% from the same period last year, compared to a 4.3% drop year-on-year in the first 10 months of 2024.Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
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Apple butter intensifies the apple flavor, and a drop biscuit topping adds cozy comfort.Patricia S York, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2024
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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 31 Dec. 2024.
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