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Recent Examples of lint
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Pass on the lint roller and go straight to the source of all the pet hair in your house with this pet grooming kit and vacuum.
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Trisha Easto, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
This is a front office, after all, that shipped Arenado and cash to St. Louis four years ago for Austin Gomber and a ball of lint.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 July 2025
This season, the program produced over 1,600 tonnes of cotton lint with full traceability through Looptrace technology.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 July 2025
Dryer fires, also a common cause, can easily be prevented by regularly cleaning the lint filter after each use and cleaning the dryer vent system at least once a year.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
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Trisha Easto, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
This is a front office, after all, that shipped Arenado and cash to St. Louis four years ago for Austin Gomber and a ball of lint.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 July 2025
This season, the program produced over 1,600 tonnes of cotton lint with full traceability through Looptrace technology.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 July 2025
Dryer fires, also a common cause, can easily be prevented by regularly cleaning the lint filter after each use and cleaning the dryer vent system at least once a year.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lint
Noun
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Scott's expertise in embellishment and her ability to execute it in the most chic way prevailed; whether as crystal beading on the cape-style lapel of a jacket, a delicate fur-like fringe in neon green flanking a black dress, or a tubular velvet rope trimming the edges of tank-style pieces.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Fur and faux fur are also key elements.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Banfield had to go back to the pile, as it was called, for nine straight days.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The pile-in on Broadcom comes after Oracle nearly turned into a hyperscaler overnight.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Lint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lint. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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