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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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One woman sunbathed along the shore, oblivious to globs at her feet.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025
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Or do lawmakers and policymakers genuinely believe the United States can't defend its interests around the world without pouring globs of taxpayer money into a building that fails financial audits on an annual basis?—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 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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Could alien microbes frolic in lakes of boiling acid or frigid liquid methane, or float in water droplets in Venus’ upper atmosphere?—
Daniel Apai,
Space.com,
15 June 2025
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Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores and the team’s personnel department had identified him as a versatile player who would squeeze every droplet of potential out of his career.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
19 May 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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Use drip irrigation or soaker hoses under the vegetables to irrigate the,m but leave nearby weeds without water.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
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Copley’s landscape design includes a dry creek bed, drip irrigation, blue fescue grass, and a variety of colorful plants like orange kangaroo paw, purple salvia, and red autumn sage.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2025
Verb
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And this first effort by the Office of Management and Budget to ask Congress to rescind federal money lumped in public media with foreign aid — two areas the GOP base frequently holds up as priorities Washington needs to scale back or eliminate altogether.—
Deirdre Walsh,
NPR,
12 June 2025
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Earlier clinical trials lumped together people with all kinds of long COVID symptoms; now, researchers are increasingly stratifying patients by symptoms in the hopes of targeting specific biological pathways with their treatments.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
Noun
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That can play an important role, but crime analysts say the reasons behind these drops are more complex and broader.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
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 4 Jul. 2025.
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