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Recent Examples of beads
Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2025
Highlights include a reversible slide with climbing rocks, rock wall, rope ladder, swing, and interactive panel with gears and beads.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
There is also evidence of glass beads made in early medieval England being found in contemporary Tanzania.
—Duncan Sayer, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025
It’s made from non-toxic, hypoallergenic glass beads (which is where the weight comes from) that are evenly distributed.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
At Anna Sui, beads took on playful attitude, layered in rows of green with a red and yellow dream catcher pendant.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
Another important aspect is the South Sudanese tribes that were filmed look like kings and queens in their colors and in their beads.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
The act of threading beads onto string or elastic can help improve fine motor skills, too.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
With Saturn now near its equinox, a seasonal milestone that comes only once every 15 Earth years, when sunlight shines directly over the equator, scientists are eager to see how the beads and star arms evolve.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
Another option for hot sleepers, the Mint mattress from Tuft & Needle uses T&N Adaptive foam with 30% extra heat-wicking graphite and cooling gel beads for additional breathability.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2025
Highlights include a reversible slide with climbing rocks, rock wall, rope ladder, swing, and interactive panel with gears and beads.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
There is also evidence of glass beads made in early medieval England being found in contemporary Tanzania.
—Duncan Sayer, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025
It’s made from non-toxic, hypoallergenic glass beads (which is where the weight comes from) that are evenly distributed.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
At Anna Sui, beads took on playful attitude, layered in rows of green with a red and yellow dream catcher pendant.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
Another important aspect is the South Sudanese tribes that were filmed look like kings and queens in their colors and in their beads.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
The act of threading beads onto string or elastic can help improve fine motor skills, too.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
With Saturn now near its equinox, a seasonal milestone that comes only once every 15 Earth years, when sunlight shines directly over the equator, scientists are eager to see how the beads and star arms evolve.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beads
Noun
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But as early as 1892, scientists have noted that tiny droplets of water in the air can be positively or negatively charged in situations such as waterfall spray or fog.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
29 Sep. 2025
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Police later found a broken basement window with blood on it and several blood droplets inside the house.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Brushed with a maltose syrup glaze, the ducks roast in a custom oven over a water bath, where fat drips into water instead of flames, keeping the meat moist and the smoke clean.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
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Put foil or a baking sheet underneath to catch drips.—
Julie Harans,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The alum then clumps the smaller, suspended fats together for easy removal.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Relief and health workers say these other methods of delivering food in Gaza, including the GHF sites and aid pallet drops from planes, are dehumanizing and inaccessible for many Palestinians, and expose them to injury or death.—
Soph Warnes,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Among wide receivers with at least 60 routes run, Diggs ranks first in the NFL in receptions per target, nabbing 87 percent of the balls thrown his way without any drops.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The gluten is added last, to prevent globules from forming.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 June 2018
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“Beads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beads. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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