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Recent Examples of fibers
The solid, neutral design and stain-resistant fibers of this area rug give it a classic look that works well on patios and decks.
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Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
This is made of cellulose spun into the fibers.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2026
What's different – beyond the material in question – is the use of a triangular needle tip that avoids cutting through the wood fibers when threading through them, and nylon yarn that's strong yet flexible.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
These raw materials and fibers were selected based on total industry volume, current availability of impact data and the quality of existing data sets.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 30 Mar. 2026
Our Top Makeup Brush Sets When the brushes are thoughtfully designed—think soft, dense fibers and sturdy handles—blending tends to be easier, and your makeup looks that much more polished.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 Mar. 2026
By bringing to the seas this terrestrial invention, seagrasses grew in ways that no other ocean species could, in rugged mats of almost unbreakable fibers.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
While other plant fibers have been explored, this team was the first to harness the unique grain profiles of bourbon stillage.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
With both these highly transparent fibers and more mature lasers to create light pulses, long-distance optical communication was born.
—John Ballato, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
This is made of cellulose spun into the fibers.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2026
What's different – beyond the material in question – is the use of a triangular needle tip that avoids cutting through the wood fibers when threading through them, and nylon yarn that's strong yet flexible.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
These raw materials and fibers were selected based on total industry volume, current availability of impact data and the quality of existing data sets.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 30 Mar. 2026
Our Top Makeup Brush Sets When the brushes are thoughtfully designed—think soft, dense fibers and sturdy handles—blending tends to be easier, and your makeup looks that much more polished.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 Mar. 2026
By bringing to the seas this terrestrial invention, seagrasses grew in ways that no other ocean species could, in rugged mats of almost unbreakable fibers.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
While other plant fibers have been explored, this team was the first to harness the unique grain profiles of bourbon stillage.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
With both these highly transparent fibers and more mature lasers to create light pulses, long-distance optical communication was born.
—John Ballato, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fibers
Noun
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These white threads are cloaked in sheaths of chitin — the same sugar polymer that forms the tough exoskeletons of beetles, crabs, and lobsters — and can be easily grown in flasks and Petri dishes.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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And brightly colored spools of bare fiber in green, blue and orange offered a glimpse into the digital threads that will power the future of artificial intelligence and data centers around North Carolina and the country.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Little Betsy, the artist of the family, paints all of our red, green, and blue electrical wires by hand.—
Jed Feiman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Plan your plantings so no nearby tree or shrub will ever grow tall enough to snag any of those wires, even in a windy storm.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Myosins interact with actin filaments, which act as tracks along which molecules of myosin slide to produce movement and force.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 Apr. 2026
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This included shockwaves rippling out from infant stars, giant bubbles of gas, and dark filaments of dust.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Fibers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fibers. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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