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: a covering for the hand and wrist having a separate section for the thumb only
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From cold-weather staples like packable down jackets and cozy mittens, to casual favorites like warm flannels and outdoor-ready sneakers, there’s something for everyone, including the gearheads in your life.
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Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Your favorite knitted mittens and hats are full of holes, too.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
And throughout the day, the laces would loosen, requiring me to take off my mittens and retie them.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
Sassafras, present in southern Michigan, varies from yellow to deep red in the fall and can have three-lobed or mitten-shaped leaves.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
Your favorite knitted mittens and hats are full of holes, too.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
And throughout the day, the laces would loosen, requiring me to take off my mittens and retie them.
—Lisa Jhung, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
Sassafras, present in southern Michigan, varies from yellow to deep red in the fall and can have three-lobed or mitten-shaped leaves.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mitten
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“Mitten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mitten. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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