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Recent Examples of lint
Because of the fiber material, microfiber towels are notorious for attracting lint that can come from other materials in the wash.
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
Washing these towels with other items like clothes or linens can cause lint to transfer to your microfiber towels and become difficult to remove.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
Two words, tossed like lint, still hanging in the air thirty years later—flattening a woman, erasing her intent, and echoing a feeling Black women know too well.
—Noel Ransome, Essence, 15 May 2025
Occasionally, use a flexible lint brush or a crevice vacuum attachment to clean the lint trap, the slot where the screen fits.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2025
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
Washing these towels with other items like clothes or linens can cause lint to transfer to your microfiber towels and become difficult to remove.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
Two words, tossed like lint, still hanging in the air thirty years later—flattening a woman, erasing her intent, and echoing a feeling Black women know too well.
—Noel Ransome, Essence, 15 May 2025
Occasionally, use a flexible lint brush or a crevice vacuum attachment to clean the lint trap, the slot where the screen fits.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lint
Noun
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Sora nailed the adorable close-up details, Bella’s floppy ears, the texture of the fur, the light hitting the waves.—
Kim Komando,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
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No amount of vacuuming and brushing is a match for the almighty dog fur!—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
Noun
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So Julie has become the master of this realm inside the cave and inside this enormous pile of bones.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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But after scouring ancient garbage piles near one such popina in Mallorca, Spain, archeologists are better understanding how certain entrées transcended class divisions more often than previously thought.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 June 2025
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“Lint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lint. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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