floss

as in fur
a soft airy substance or covering used cotton floss to simulate Santa's beard

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Recent Examples of floss Several studies, including a 2018 review of 22 clinical trials, found that interdental brushes were better than floss or other tools at reducing gum inflammation. Elizabeth Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025 When cost is not an issue, researchers advised that those with dental work, orthodontic treatment, or limited manual dexterity may find a water flosser more helpful than string floss. Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 21 Aug. 2025 Many girls bring rush bags from house to house full of the essentials — mints, bobby pins, dry shampoo, hairspray, oil blotting sheets, perfume, fans, portable phone chargers, Advil, floss and deodorant. Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025 Volunteers then used the floss picks to work the dye into their gums at the gingival sulcus. New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for floss
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Noun
  • His owner, Hannah Gleason from Oklahoma, told Newsweek that the merle gene isn’t a coloring gene rather than a gene that bleaches the fur and causes lack of pigmentation which can lead to birth defects, blindness, deafness, or sometimes all three.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The first collection utilizes sculptural wool, technical waterproof gabardine, plush shearling and animal-free fur.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Some stars collapsed to the sea floor, dissolved into piles of goo.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Our server noticed and immediately brought us a pile of fleece blankets to wrap ourselves in, a little kindness that made sitting outside actually enjoyable.
    Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Floss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floss. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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