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as in tales
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 stories
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 yarns
Spanning the full textile journey—from fibers and yarns to fabrics and finished products—the pavilion brought together a diverse range of offerings crafted with TENCEL™ and LENZING™ ECOVERO™ fibers from across the entire value chain.
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Carved, Sourcing Journal, 17 Sep. 2025
The blanket is woven from 100% natural long-staple yarns and is sized at 90 by 92 inches.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Weaving is done on a loom, and patterns like twill or houndstooth are made by weaving weft (horizontal) yarns over and under warp (vertical) yarns into specific repeating patterns.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The groundbreaking item provides strong support for the jaw and neck and is designed with the brand’s signature sculpting fabric and contains collagen yarns.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Huddart realized that this was due to the uneven way the yarns were brought together when forming strands.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Taking on a softer substance than diamonds, Uniqlo opened a Soufflé House pop-up inspired by its fall collection of soufflé yarns and let customers come in to nap on the soft yarn in the shape of a hill.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2025
McCandless seems to metaphorically have astronaut yarns in his DNA.
—Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Toray, which produces everything from yarns to finished products, is also working to streamline its production facilities for more flexible factories and shorten lead time throughout its supply chain.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
Carved, Sourcing Journal, 17 Sep. 2025
The blanket is woven from 100% natural long-staple yarns and is sized at 90 by 92 inches.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Weaving is done on a loom, and patterns like twill or houndstooth are made by weaving weft (horizontal) yarns over and under warp (vertical) yarns into specific repeating patterns.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The groundbreaking item provides strong support for the jaw and neck and is designed with the brand’s signature sculpting fabric and contains collagen yarns.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Huddart realized that this was due to the uneven way the yarns were brought together when forming strands.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Taking on a softer substance than diamonds, Uniqlo opened a Soufflé House pop-up inspired by its fall collection of soufflé yarns and let customers come in to nap on the soft yarn in the shape of a hill.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2025
McCandless seems to metaphorically have astronaut yarns in his DNA.
—Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Toray, which produces everything from yarns to finished products, is also working to streamline its production facilities for more flexible factories and shorten lead time throughout its supply chain.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yarns
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In Budapest, after the uprising against the Communist regime, Andor — raised by his mother with idealized tales of his dead father — has his world turned upside down when a brutish man appears, claiming to be his true father.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ledford is a songwriter to watch, spinning urgent, gripping tales of life’s ups and downs in the midst of a wildly colorful and psychedelic musical universe.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Understanding the difference between easy stories and harder truths is important for younger people who want to navigate their way through early adult life.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Those stories are important for sure.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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One of the authors that Covici brought along with him to Viking was a young writer named John Steinbeck; his company had published Steinbeck’s novellas Tortilla Flat in 1935 and Of Mice and Men in 1937.—
Paul Slovak
September 16,
Literary Hub,
16 Sep. 2025
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The four stories and three novellas within it are taken from books Lee published early in his career.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Yarns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yarns. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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