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as in clothing
threads plural
covering for the human body
a number of people at the prom complimented me on my "nice threads"
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as in to weave
to scatter or set here and there among other things
this history book threads excerpts from the diaries of pioneer women into its account of the settlement of the West
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as in to string
to put together into a series by means of or as if by means of a thread
the reporter threaded his newspaper articles about the basketball team into a book that was essentially a chronicle of their championship season
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Recent Examples of thread
Jen Chaney, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
Giant thread leaf hyssop or licorice mint (Agastache rupestris) is an especially aromatic and reliable garden performer with silvery foliage accompanied by a generous proliferation of orange flower spikes.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025
Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
It can be threaded through pant belt loops or cinched over a dress.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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Noun
There are already multiple Reddit threads about your character.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
Giant thread leaf hyssop or licorice mint (Agastache rupestris) is an especially aromatic and reliable garden performer with silvery foliage accompanied by a generous proliferation of orange flower spikes.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
The lyrics are threaded with images of a life that’s young, fun, and free: being naked on a beach, flying to Paris on a whim, being drunk at a bar.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
It can be threaded through pant belt loops or cinched over a dress.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thread
Noun
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Adding fruit on the side or mixing it into your cereal boosts fiber content even more. 4.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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Metamucil is a fiber supplement that may benefit people who don't get enough fiber in their diets.—
Megan Nunn,
Verywell Health,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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One Amazon shopper traveled for a week with the bag and easily fit a week's worth of clothing, two pairs of shoes, toiletries, a pair of headphones, a deck of cards, and a charger.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, the export of secondhand clothing to these regions often overwhelms local waste management systems and disrupts indigenous textile markets, perpetuating a cycle of dependency and environmental degradation.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Her latest feature, The Ice Tower (La Tour de glace), is no exception, weaving a twisted retro fairytale that sits somewhere between Frozen and Mulholland Drive.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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Watch the video | Rare 1,600-year-old purple fabric — woven with gold threads — found in France.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Usually, a fine plastic mesh, like the type that might be used to shade heat-sensitive garden beds, is strung across two support poles a few feet in the air.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Piazzale Loreto is where the body of dictator Benito Mussolini was strung and up stoned after his execution by Italian partisans.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Filigree is just you, bending some small piece of wire.—
Sandra Jordan,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Dakota Kai Dakota Kai hit a dive to the outside before Raw went to break, but poor Dakota tripped on a camera wire.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The young designer with Nigerian-Indian origins has incorporated files and documents into T-shirts, and has used a fading method on some of the pieces and inserted pieces of gold embroidery onto the shirts and dresses.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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During one of her MRIs, Lauren found a website that lets users insert photos into the Eras Tour poster format.—
Staff Author,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Imagine the filament as a line of Broadway dancers, with one eventually moving away.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
20 Feb. 2025
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The exhibition also highlights gold substitutes used in the past, such as sea silk made from the filaments secreted by the Pinna nobilis, a type of large saltwater clam; golden spider silk from Madagascar, and yellow cocoons produced by a type of silkworm in Cambodia.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
12 Feb. 2025
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For smoother, more comfortable wear, eyeliners infused with soothing ingredients like botanical oils, hyaluronic acid, or vitamin E are a safe bet.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
17 Feb. 2025
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Those who do their makeup often might want to have concealers of various coverage options on hand, while, those interested in something just for daily wear can generally rely on something with light-to-medium coverage.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Thread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thread. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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