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as in tale
a brief account of something interesting that happened especially to one personally
Grandpa likes to tell yarns about when he was young
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as in story
a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel
a ripping yarn about space travel and alien monsters
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Recent Examples of yarn
While string or yarn can be irresistible to kittens, these should only be used under supervision, as swallowing them can lead to severe intestinal damage.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
The farm also sells yarn spun from their own wool and is famous for its goat milk ice cream—my sample came flavored with rosemary and honey.
—Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Those proteins are then refined into a silk yarn using a wet spinning process.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The soft and warm material will protect them from drafts that creep into their home, and the chunky yarn will add a nice texture when it’s layered over coaches, chairs, and beds.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
The farm also sells yarn spun from their own wool and is famous for its goat milk ice cream—my sample came flavored with rosemary and honey.
—Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Those proteins are then refined into a silk yarn using a wet spinning process.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The soft and warm material will protect them from drafts that creep into their home, and the chunky yarn will add a nice texture when it’s layered over coaches, chairs, and beds.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yarn
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But sales also told a tale of two markets, with its domestic and U.S. markets continuing to see slower sales growth, while international and especially Asia have provided new sales growth channels.Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The project is heavy on woozy tales of the erotic ups and emotional downs of falling hard, and the deadpan, adrift flows of Scoob and friends, like professional skirt-chaser Shaudy Kash, are like bumping Baby Smoove and Veeze with brain fog.Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
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This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.Michael D. Carroll AND Shannon McDonagh, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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The eight dramatic minutes that epitomised Nottingham Forest's transformation (Top photo: Nuno Espirito Santo by Bradley Collyer/PA Images via Getty Images) Get all-access to exclusive stories.Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Burroughs, the author of the novella the film is based on, had a similar encounter with his second wife, writer Joan Vollmer.Barry Levitt, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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Otherwise, the film is remarkably faithful to Charles Dickens’ original novella, preserving the gothic elements and darker themes without too much sentimentality.Janey Tracey, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Now, a similar narrative is building once again, this time for her supporting turn in the August Wilson adaptation of The Piano Lesson, for which she’s earned standout critical praise for her arresting performance.Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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In the book, Andrews entwines two main suspenseful narratives.Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Yarn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yarn. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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