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Recent Examples of beads
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
Bright teardrop earrings hang from metal tins filled with Japanese cooling beads.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Launching at the end of the month, the capsule collection will include two styles of sandals embellished with beads and shells and matching necklaces, available to purchase separately.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
His jaw tightened as beads of sweat gleamed on his forehead.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 May 2026
Sleep Foundation notes that weighted blankets can contain glass beads, plastic pellets, ball bearings or other materials, and the choice of filler directly affects how warm the blanket sleeps.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
The beads release a lemon-fresh scent while breaking down grease trapped in garbage disposals.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
The 1996 piece is constructed entirely with pearls and beads.
—Dalila Muata, NBC news, 5 May 2026
Workers mixed mortar and drove a scissor lift to the edge of a concrete plinth surmounted by four steel rods—supports for the Buddha, whose sandstone body would slide down them in four parts, like beads in an abacus.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Noun
Small beads on the outside rims add a touch of flair to keep them from seeming simple.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
Bright teardrop earrings hang from metal tins filled with Japanese cooling beads.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Launching at the end of the month, the capsule collection will include two styles of sandals embellished with beads and shells and matching necklaces, available to purchase separately.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
His jaw tightened as beads of sweat gleamed on his forehead.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 10 May 2026
Sleep Foundation notes that weighted blankets can contain glass beads, plastic pellets, ball bearings or other materials, and the choice of filler directly affects how warm the blanket sleeps.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
The beads release a lemon-fresh scent while breaking down grease trapped in garbage disposals.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
The 1996 piece is constructed entirely with pearls and beads.
—Dalila Muata, NBC news, 5 May 2026
Workers mixed mortar and drove a scissor lift to the edge of a concrete plinth surmounted by four steel rods—supports for the Buddha, whose sandstone body would slide down them in four parts, like beads in an abacus.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beads
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
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
Noun
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Put a tray or a sheet of foil underneath casseroles, desserts, and other dishes to catch drips and spills.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
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And liquid cheese drips over the side of a stout little fish nugget accompanied by Sichuan pickle tartar sauce.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Like generations of potential treatments before it, KRSA-028 is designed to break down a protein called amyloid that clumps up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.—
Allison DeAngelis,
STAT,
18 Feb. 2026
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However, sometimes the abnormal IgA (the antibody that clumps up and causes problems) does run in families.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Silver plays two roles — as a store of value and a raw material for industry — which can mean bigger gains when the economy is growing but sharper drops during downturns.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Add a few drops of mild detergent to warm water and blot the stain with a microfiber cloth rather than scrubbing it.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
Noun
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An actual cosmic void — which can indeed be a billion light-years (or more) across — has nothing to do with dark gas clouds and Bok globules, which are small, nearby clouds of light-blocking matter, particularly at optical wavelengths.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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The gluten is added last, to prevent globules from forming.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 June 2018
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“Beads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beads. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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