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Recent Examples of floss
The Mob leader flosses to kick off the track and takes it back to his humble beginnings running around Harlem.
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
Starting from the back of the lid, pull floss up through a hole and count over seven holes clockwise.
—Katy Kiick Condon, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024
Similar to using tongs to squeeze citrus fruits, cutting cake with floss or dicing avocados with a cooling rack, turkey basters also have some untapped kitchen potential.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024
The originals involved nails, but our take is just embroidery floss threaded through holes poked in the lid of a paper mache box.
—Katy Kiick Condon, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
Starting from the back of the lid, pull floss up through a hole and count over seven holes clockwise.
—Katy Kiick Condon, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024
Similar to using tongs to squeeze citrus fruits, cutting cake with floss or dicing avocados with a cooling rack, turkey basters also have some untapped kitchen potential.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024
The originals involved nails, but our take is just embroidery floss threaded through holes poked in the lid of a paper mache box.
—Katy Kiick Condon, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Floss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floss. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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