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Recent Examples of bead
David Dickstein, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
If water starts soaking in rather than beading off, dirt could be clogging the fabric's durable water repellent (DWR) finish, reducing its function.
—Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2025
Jill Newman, Robb Report, 12 June 2025
However, this unique eye mask provides a soothing, cooling effect to the eyes, forehead, and even cheek area thanks to its gel bead filling.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 11 June 2025
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Noun
To boot, which for her might be Western-style and beaded, the area’s largest medical center is not only home of the Dolly Parton Center for Women’s Services and the Dolly Parton Birthing Unit, but the hospital is located just off Dolly Parton Parkway.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
If water starts soaking in rather than beading off, dirt could be clogging the fabric's durable water repellent (DWR) finish, reducing its function.
—Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2025
Verb
In his hands, statement pieces—like this necklace with Baoulé fragments, ancient amber beads, and diamonds—draw attention not for their carat weight but for their striking composition.
—Jill Newman, Robb Report, 12 June 2025
However, this unique eye mask provides a soothing, cooling effect to the eyes, forehead, and even cheek area thanks to its gel bead filling.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bead
Noun
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Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
25 June 2025
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There were globs of stuff coming out of me, like sheets of it.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Condensation began to pearl at the edges of his rental face mask, an older model that pressed uncomfortably against his temples.—
Elliot Ackerman,
WIRED,
9 Feb. 2024
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Since bead materials can run the gamut—from glass to pearl to wood and beyond—Korn notes that some bead styles are inherently more casual than others.—
Aemilia Madden,
Harper's BAZAAR,
24 July 2023
Noun
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The water droplet did disperse quickly and evenly, though, suggesting that the material is still very moisture-wicking—a good quality for hot sleepers.—
Kathleen Felton,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2025
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This typically happens when infected respiratory droplets are released into the air when a sick person talks, sings, sneezes or coughs.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
12 June 2025
Verb
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The cold air is the same, and the snow pellets my cap, sifts under my collar.—
Jonny Diamond,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2025
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The technique has produced delicious, consistent results from campsites in Big Sur, California, and Baja, Mexico—and in everything from frying oil to pellet grills to standard home ovens.—
Wes Siler,
Outside Online,
25 Nov. 2024
Noun
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With companies going where liquidity is abundant, a steady drip of firms being taken private, and too few initial public offerings coming along to replace them, pressure is mounting to reverse the slow but inexorable shrinking of London’s historic trading venue.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
3 July 2025
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Leaner cuts also reduce fat drips and flame flare-ups, which can contribute to carcinogen formation.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
3 July 2025
Verb
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In other words, lumping together all such pursuits as bad apples is unfair and exasperating.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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People have lumped you in with the comedian Andrew Schultz, your co-host on the podcast Brilliant Idiots.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Homer in the second Bases-clearing triple in the third The knock followed some other defensive shenanigans from the A’s, as Trent Grisham began the inning with a popup but ended up on second base after Sacramento’s second drop of the game.—
Gary Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
30 June 2025
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Inspired by streetwear marketing that plays on exclusivity and hype, Absolute Merch’s full-scale merch strategies also feature merch drops and limited-edition designs that power community and revenue, often leading to merch trades among fans.—
Andrea Zarczynski,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Verb
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The night culminated with a countdown as a glowing geodesic sphere 12 feet in diameter and weighing almost six tons descended from its lofty perch atop One Times Square.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Jan. 2023
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And young people are innovating outside that sphere as well, including Southern-gothic singer-songwriter Ethel Cain and art-rockers Geese.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
6 June 2022
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“Bead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bead. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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