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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
In 2025, Bangladesh paid $2 billion to import 700 million kilograms of cotton yarn, 78 percent of which hailed from India.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
Parkdale Mills in Gastonia, once the world’s largest manufacturer of spun yarn, is closing its factory in Walnut Cove on March 13, cutting 72 jobs.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
Carbon nanotube yarns are light yet lift little.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Jan. 2026
Signaling the growing importance of linen, even Manteco, traditionally a wool-predominant mill, worked the yarn in blends with cotton for a raw finish in the Genoa textile and with viscose for Eclipso with a fluid and soft hand.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
Parkdale Mills in Gastonia, once the world’s largest manufacturer of spun yarn, is closing its factory in Walnut Cove on March 13, cutting 72 jobs.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
Carbon nanotube yarns are light yet lift little.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Jan. 2026
Signaling the growing importance of linen, even Manteco, traditionally a wool-predominant mill, worked the yarn in blends with cotton for a raw finish in the Genoa textile and with viscose for Eclipso with a fluid and soft hand.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yarn
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For a cautionary tale, look no further than Kraft Heinz, formed by a mega-merger in 2015.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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The series, the tale of a wealthy family forced to start from scratch in the middle-of-nowhere town of the title, amassed a cult following during the pandemic.—
Meriam Bouarrouj,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
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Beyond the famous spaceships, X-Wing and TIE Fighter also brought compelling stories set in the Star Wars universe, alongside technical advancements like fully 3D graphics in place of the bitmap sprites of previous titles.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Ludwig wrote in an Instagram story sharing the news on Thursday.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Clive Barker's adaptation of his own novella, The Hellbound Heart, introduced us to one of the scariest cinematic baddies, Pinhead, leader of a group of sadomasochistic demonic beings who are summoned by humans either accidentally or in pursuit of pleasures of their own.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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There’s a novella of a wine list, with by-the-glass options obscurely scrawled on a mirror above the bar.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Software executives aren't the only ones trying to counter the prevailing narrative.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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Facing huge manpower pressures as its war in Ukraine nears the four-year mark, Russia actively promotes the participation of African recruits in its army as part of a broader PR narrative.—
Larry Madowo,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Yarn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yarn. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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