beaded

Definition of beadednext
past tense of bead

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaded
Verb
  • These areas mimic a natural desert oasis environment, where trees are clumped together and left to grow naturally, producing fruit and nourishing the local wildlife.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The other layers of the cloud, where material is less densely clumped but temperatures are warmer, is where most of the methanimine seems to be forming.
    Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Recent polls have shown three candidates — two Republicans and one Democrat — bunched closely near the top.
    George Skelton, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The field is tightly bunched, with just over a second separating the top 10.
    Sean Nevin, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • What made the whole affair so sad was that everybody seemed to be responding to something different, though it all got lumped into the same rolling controversy.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
  • For example, any list of great movies might contain a few films each by Howard Hawks and Alfred Hitchcock, lumped in with all the rest.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Beaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beaded. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.

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