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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
Material As part of Teva’s sustainability efforts, many of its sandals consist of recycled materials, such as polyester yarn or plastic.
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Mercury News,
3 June 2026
Victims of these scams are then greeted by an accurate re-creation of the person’s voice spinning a yarn that involves an urgent need for cash.
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ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
Those who love bluegrass, country, Americana and folk music — or just want to kick up their heels on the dance floor or sit back to hear a good yarn — will want to head over to Old Poway Park this Saturday.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
While others in the workshop seemed to settle into a rhythm with ease, my project looked like a child had found some yarn to play with.
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Annita Katee,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
Victims of these scams are then greeted by an accurate re-creation of the person’s voice spinning a yarn that involves an urgent need for cash.
—
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
Those who love bluegrass, country, Americana and folk music — or just want to kick up their heels on the dance floor or sit back to hear a good yarn — will want to head over to Old Poway Park this Saturday.
—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
While others in the workshop seemed to settle into a rhythm with ease, my project looked like a child had found some yarn to play with.
—
Annita Katee,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yarn
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The spectacularly antic tale of originals and doubles, locals and outsiders, visually and philosophically lampoons the very concept of identity.
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Director David Anspaugh, whose resume includes small-town basketball tale Hoosiers and against-all-odds college football biopic Rudy, sticks rigidly to his sporting underdog formula, only skimming the surface of the David-versus-Goliath encounter.
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The Sacramento Bee published several notable stories Friday covering local government, public health and state worker policy.
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The acclaimed Project Hail Mary is Amazon’s sci-fi spectacular, The Sheep Detectives is a mystery-comedy for kids and American author Don Winslow’s novella Crime 101 is its detective drama with Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo and Halle Berry in the lead roles.
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The Norwegian writer Vigdis Hjorth creates a whole world in very few pages in this novella-length work in which even the pacing of the narrative itself does so much of the storytelling.
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During his time in Lawrence, Peterson was short with explanations for his absences or altogether disinterested in providing any, a public-facing strategy that allowed others to take control of the narrative.
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SpaceX went public on June 12, with AI central to its IPO narrative.
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“Yarn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yarn. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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