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Recent Examples of beads
Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Simple crafting supplies—like beads, painting kits, or floral arranging tools—are fun for a whole group.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2026
San Francisco’s Jonathan Carver Moore is offering small pieces by Demond Melancon representing colorful masks that recall classical African examples, created in glass beads and rhinestones on canvas, priced at $8,000.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
The store sells beads, jewelry, raw materials and art from many Native American communities, and people around the world, Graves said.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
Artists and performers from across Africa wore elaborate outfits, with beads and feathers, while others had their bodies covered in colorful paint, swaying along Indigenous Yoruba rhythms.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
The signage lets viewers know it is made from silk chiffon and embroidered with bugle beads.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Dell carved out a niche for herself with her one-of-a-kind VÈVÈ creations featuring vivid color beads, cloths and even sisal rooted in the Vodou culture.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
In the fresh concrete, the white beads were visible, but no leaching of the nutrient was seen until cracking.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
The minimally invasive treatment uses tiny radioactive beads.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Simple crafting supplies—like beads, painting kits, or floral arranging tools—are fun for a whole group.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2026
San Francisco’s Jonathan Carver Moore is offering small pieces by Demond Melancon representing colorful masks that recall classical African examples, created in glass beads and rhinestones on canvas, priced at $8,000.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
The store sells beads, jewelry, raw materials and art from many Native American communities, and people around the world, Graves said.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
Artists and performers from across Africa wore elaborate outfits, with beads and feathers, while others had their bodies covered in colorful paint, swaying along Indigenous Yoruba rhythms.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
The signage lets viewers know it is made from silk chiffon and embroidered with bugle beads.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Dell carved out a niche for herself with her one-of-a-kind VÈVÈ creations featuring vivid color beads, cloths and even sisal rooted in the Vodou culture.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
In the fresh concrete, the white beads were visible, but no leaching of the nutrient was seen until cracking.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beads
Noun
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To top it off, quite literally, the piece is covered with intricate enamel droplets and adorned with two precious gems for the panther’s eyes.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
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In athletes, fat stored in muscle — predominantly in muscle fiber droplets — is an important energy reserve that the body taps into when a person exerts an extraordinary amount of energy.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Inspired by both pre-Columbian cultures and modern scientific theories, Jensen made energetic diagrams of shapes, symbols, and numbers in loud complementary colors, using thick globs of paint; the results generate a fascinating friction.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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However, Springer notes that this method works best for fresh oil drips.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
17 Apr. 2026
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Use a protective pad when working on cars or lawn equipment to protect it from drips.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Like generations of potential treatments before it, KRSA-028 is designed to break down a protein called amyloid that clumps up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.—
Allison DeAngelis,
STAT,
18 Feb. 2026
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However, sometimes the abnormal IgA (the antibody that clumps up and causes problems) does run in families.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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To keep it simple, combine 1 cup of baking soda with 10 drops of your choice of citrus or lavender oil, then sprinkle it over soft surfaces such as carpets or upholstered furniture.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
16 Apr. 2026
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For anyone who has only ever experienced rain as something that gradually builds — a few drops, then more, then a steady fall — a wall of rain upends that expectation entirely.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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An actual cosmic void — which can indeed be a billion light-years (or more) across — has nothing to do with dark gas clouds and Bok globules, which are small, nearby clouds of light-blocking matter, particularly at optical wavelengths.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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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 19 Apr. 2026.
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