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Recent Examples of bead
Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
The beads release a lemon-fresh scent while breaking down grease trapped in garbage disposals.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
Applying a fabric protector spray to a new sofa (and reapplying as directed) creates a barrier that helps liquids bead up instead of soaking in.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2026
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Noun
With its mermaid-style skirt, full sleeves, furry collar and panache of tall black feathers on a crowning headpiece, the ensemble was a callback to the opulence of the 1920s, Cowan said, finished off with 255,000 crystals and beads.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
The beads release a lemon-fresh scent while breaking down grease trapped in garbage disposals.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Verb
If your goal is a fuller plant, Kemery advises that cuttings can be replanted back into the original pot, or the vines can be rooted right in place using the bead-like tubers.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
Applying a fabric protector spray to a new sofa (and reapplying as directed) creates a barrier that helps liquids bead up instead of soaking in.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bead
Noun
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Bieber’s face artfully dotted with globs of lotion.—
Lucy Feldman,
Time,
6 May 2026
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The chemicals made their way into Lake Apopka, turning the crystal clear waters into a pea-green soup filled with globs of gooey algae.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
Verb
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The discovery and export of hydrocarbons in the 20th century transformed relatively small maritime trading and pearling societies into high-income states integrated into global energy markets.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 Mar. 2026
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In the summer of 2024, while visiting my grandmother in China, my husband gave me a pearl ring and asked if we could be pearled.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Water droplets flew off the brim.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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Swimming in public pools poses similar risks, since droplets can spread through water.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
14 May 2026
Verb
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The cold air is the same, and the snow pellets my cap, sifts under my collar.—
Jonny Diamond,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2025
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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
Noun
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Using tongs, lift the pasta out of the water and transfer it to the pan, bringing along any pasta water that clings and drips from the pasta.—
Karla Walsh,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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When natural rainfall doesn’t provide an inch of moisture, supplement with hand watering or drip irrigation.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Because he's lumped this affair into the oppression of the people bucket, and Miss Fauset handles these kinds of things for Papa.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Polis even name-checked the program and Colorado’s best-in-the-nation childhood poverty rate in his final State of the State address — albeit, lumped in with a celebration of cuts to property taxes and income taxes.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
13 May 2026
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Francis took some punishment from Navarro – a few shots from a baseball bat and a drop kick with a trash can.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Daniella Segura Click the link below for the USA TODAY Network's California June primary voter guide — registration deadline, ballot drop boxes, early voting, and how to track your ballot through Election Day.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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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But with those four, Grande was able to establish her credibility in the fragrance sphere early in her music career.—
Emily Jensen,
Harper's BAZAAR,
16 Nov. 2022
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“Bead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bead. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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