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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 on the Web Premiering at the Busan International Film Festival, the yarn unspools as a polished crime thriller bolstered by a raft of strong performances, not least from Kim and Choi Hee-seo, but ultimately let down by some wildly implausible plotting. James Marsh, Deadline, 5 Oct. 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 Bamboo needles are also comfortable to use and don’t stretch the yarn. Christopher Murray, Fox News, 28 Sep. 2024 In response to the downstream concerns about the prevention and control of lyocell fibrillation—the fiber separation in yarn that can occur when textiles are wet and abraded, which can cause pilling—Sateri provides three cross-linking solutions that are formaldehyde-free and easy to operate. Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for yarn 

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“Yarn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yarn. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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