fleece 1 of 2

as in wool
the hairy covering of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick learning how to shear the fleece off a sheep

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fleece

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verb

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Recent Examples of fleece
Noun
Pet fur, along with human hair, fleece and even laundry lint, can be donated to organizations like Matter of Trust and used to clean up waterways and oil spills. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 June 2025 The 33-piece Gap x Malbon collection of men’s and women’s apparel features a custom PAR logo along with a play on Gap’s arch logo on a variety of fleece, knits and accessories in stripes, plaids and herringbone patterns. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
Verb
Bell, where five former council members and two city staffers were convicted in the mid-2010s of fleecing residents for decades. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025 He’s proven courageous by fleecing hundreds of thousands of crypto investors while using the first lady of the United States and the President of Argentina, but he’s now fallen from grace, forced into hiding with threats hanging over him. Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fleece
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fleece
Noun
  • Palms, ocean waves and hibiscus flowers were also recurrent motifs popping on cashmere and wool styles — ranging from a coat to a crewneck knit — as well on a lighter wool and silk shirt and pants.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 July 2025
  • Not only is it designed with sustainable wool, but it is also certified by SMETA (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit), which maintains factory standards and adheres to strict labor, health, and safety practices.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2025
Verb
  • Unlike the previous Final Destination Bloodlines films, however, death not only comes for the specific individuals who cheated death, but for generations of relatives in the survivors’ bloodlines.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
  • Call to police started over cheating feud According to the criminal complaints: The woman began fighting the day before the shooting because of Jones' infidelity.
    Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • Bellevue Avenue boasted transportation companies, dress-making, hair styling and barbering, catering services, and lady-in-waiting support services.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 8 July 2025
  • Symptoms include fatigue, cold intolerance, heat intolerance, weight gain, hair thinning, anxiety, tremors and expanding joint pain.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • Kalvin Phillips squeezes a pass through the gap and into Omari Hutchinson, taking three Forest players out of the game.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • Marlene alleged her son grabbed and started to squeeze her throat.
    Christine Pelisek, People.com, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Not long after that, Van was booked to face Kevin Borjas on a Dana White’s Contender Series Card, but the UFC plucked him from that event to face Zhalgas Zhumagulov in June 2024.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Today, Horowitz’s startup, AMP, based in Louisville, Colo., has developed a technology that could move the needle—by using AI to pluck recyclables out of society’s vast tide of garbage far more quickly and efficiently.
    Chris Stokel-Walker, Fortune, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • The moment was emotional, personal, but despite the celebration, one thing stung him.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
  • In the meantime, the pain of the Elio process still stings for the creatives who saw the movie’s trajectory become something of a cautionary tale.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Before becoming a sports agent, the Cleveland-native hustled to make ends meet.
    Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 30 June 2025
  • There are few travel moments more deflating than racing through security, grabbing overpriced snacks, and hustling to your gate—only to find your flight has been canceled and the line to speak with an agent is already snaking around the concourse.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Thompson will need to prove the most in this area to stick, as well.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • The new websites offer a variety of information that appears to stick closely to generally accepted definitions and science around geoengineering and the government’s ongoing research on contrails.
    Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 10 July 2025

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“Fleece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fleece. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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