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as in clothing
threads plural
covering for the human body
a number of people at the prom complimented me on my "nice threads"
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as in to weave
to scatter or set here and there among other things
this history book threads excerpts from the diaries of pioneer women into its account of the settlement of the West
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as in to string
to put together into a series by means of or as if by means of a thread
the reporter threaded his newspaper articles about the basketball team into a book that was essentially a chronicle of their championship season
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Recent Examples of thread
Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
When one person’s rights are stripped away, the thread that binds all our freedoms begins to fray.
—Norma Chavez-Peterson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
This season, Akers is threading the pop of color through multiple items — tights, gloves, boots — to cut through an otherwise neutral look.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Refinery29, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Much of Muscle Man really is plotless—Harold steals a student’s backpack, goes to a department meeting, then fits in a workout—but Casey is a common thread, as Harold often obsesses about securing his approval.
—Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
When one person’s rights are stripped away, the thread that binds all our freedoms begins to fray.
—Norma Chavez-Peterson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
Cosmologists now argue the universe’s primordial magnetic fields were astonishingly weak, comparable to the brain’s tiny signals, yet still thread today’s cosmic web.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
This season, Akers is threading the pop of color through multiple items — tights, gloves, boots — to cut through an otherwise neutral look.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Refinery29, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thread
Noun
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Online fiber arts discourse is no place for the weak.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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Its natural fiber wick ensures a quality burn and long-lasting scent, giving you time to notice the subtle hints of clove beneath the stronger apple peel fragrance.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The content drew attention to the country’s inequality by contrasting the lives of the children of the country’s elite – with designer clothing and foreign vacations – with images of Nepali migrant workers returning home in coffins from dangerous jobs abroad.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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The lifestyle brand, best known for its range of products from clothing to home goods, boasts an online catalog of quiet luxury items at budget-friendly prices.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Aliée Istanbul All of the hotels bordering the Bosphorus have an impressive view of the boats weaving through the river’s currents and the Asian half of Istanbul on the other side.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Our Top Picks for the Best Bedroom Rugs Solid rugs can bring a pop of color into your bedroom and weave in texture at the same time.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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A lot of the time in this industry, people are stringing people along or not being decisive or being conservative with their decision-making.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Vulture,
13 Sep. 2025
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Belarus state news agency Belta posted footage of Polish personnel stringing concertina wire and putting up barriers overnight.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Staff and wire reports LONDON – Britain's Prince Harry visited Ukraine on Friday, arriving in Kyiv with a team from his Invictus Games Foundation to detail his charity's plans to help rehabilitate wounded soldiers, the Guardian and ABC News reported.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Welcome to Sportico’s transactions wire, a weekly rundown of personnel, partnerships, products and purchases across the sports business industry.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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By inserting an extra biochemical cycle into a model plant, the researchers boosted growth, seed yield, and fat production without increasing water demand.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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The full-on answers are below for each group, finally inserting the four words in each category.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Thanks to advanced image processing and stacking, the nebula's wispy filament of dust appears red and blue next to star 52 Cygni.—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Its inner space is dense with filaments of tubulin and actin, another protein that plays a similar skeletal role.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Inspect the tires thoroughly for wear and tear and uneven wear.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Today, makeup trends are decidedly more radiant, with juicy lip stains leading the charge—offering the allure of a glossy finish, paired with the long-lasting wear of a tint.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Thread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thread. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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