1
as in tale
a brief account of something interesting that happened especially to one personally
Grandpa likes to tell yarns about when he was young
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as in story
a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel
a ripping yarn about space travel and alien monsters
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Recent Examples of yarn
As July progresses, the many tiny blooms — each with four petals and fuzzy stamens — will appear like pink, fluffy balls of yarn.
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Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
In April, Bangladesh halted the import of yarns entering the country via its own land ports.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2025
Bertie Gardner pulls a string of pink and white yarn and wraps it around his crochet hook.
—Candi Bolden, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2025
On tv in particular, friends in the city yarns are obliged to hit certain tableaux.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
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Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
In April, Bangladesh halted the import of yarns entering the country via its own land ports.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2025
Bertie Gardner pulls a string of pink and white yarn and wraps it around his crochet hook.
—Candi Bolden, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2025
On tv in particular, friends in the city yarns are obliged to hit certain tableaux.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yarn
Noun
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That tale is just one of many in the story that don’t show Joel in an especially flattering light.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
18 July 2025
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The Coldplay public humiliation is a cautionary tale of atrophied American privacy.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
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Little Dream's cake also featured some butterfly detailing, as seen on Khloé's story.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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His story hit just as Pastel QAnon — a softer, Instagram-friendly offshoot of the movement — was flourishing.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
15 July 2025
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Each of the first four novels tells the love story of a hockey player, with the fifth being a novella collection of all four couples.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
25 July 2025
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Unsettling and lovely at once, this horror novella is a razor-sharp and bewitching fairytale about discovering the darkness in the world, as well as the darkness within oneself.—
Kalie Cassidy
July 25,
Literary Hub,
25 July 2025
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But Trump is a control freak with his political narrative.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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Their search for those grandchildren, and everything that the search unravelled, is the subject of the book, which for the first time brings the plight of these women into an English-language nonfiction narrative.—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
New Yorker,
31 July 2025
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“Yarn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yarn. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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