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Recent Examples of lint
First, clothing and textiles emit lint, which will typically be caught by the lint screen.
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Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
28 June 2026
As laundry professional Melia Long explains, cotton, fleece, and other garments that shed lint can damage your cleaning cloths.
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Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
26 June 2026
Clean the Lint Trap Your washing machine has a filter that is similar to the lint trap in a dryer.
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Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2026
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Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
28 June 2026
As laundry professional Melia Long explains, cotton, fleece, and other garments that shed lint can damage your cleaning cloths.
—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
26 June 2026
Clean the Lint Trap Your washing machine has a filter that is similar to the lint trap in a dryer.
—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for lint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lint
Noun
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Gendron said his ancestors were among the first outsiders to settle the island in the 1700s, when three brothers, fur traders all, left Canada and followed the Mississippi south.
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Cat fur comes in a wide array of shades, lengths and designs.
Noun
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Putting diseased plant material in your compost pile and using unclean or dull pruning tools also increases the risk of transmitting issues from plant to plant.
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The growing pile of credible critics is a direct challenge to that thesis.
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“Lint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lint. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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