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Recent Examples of floss
Sydney Sweeney wore nothing but a super plunging bustier corset and floss-thin thong while shaking her butt.
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Christina Perrier, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
There should be no knocking on their door late at night just for floss!
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
His associate director, Hannah (Megan Haley), is the daughter of very successful dental-floss magnates but refuses to ask them to contribute.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Choose from floss mode and hydro pulse massage mode.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
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Christina Perrier, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
There should be no knocking on their door late at night just for floss!
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
His associate director, Hannah (Megan Haley), is the daughter of very successful dental-floss magnates but refuses to ask them to contribute.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Choose from floss mode and hydro pulse massage mode.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floss
Noun
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And a great alternative to fur, as is this feather jacket from Bloomingdale's ($295), which comes in three shades.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
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For the dire wolf project, scientists edited 14 out of roughly 19,000 genes in gray wolf DNA to produce hybrid offspring with traits associated with dire wolves — lighter fur color, larger size and greater cold resistance.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The surge in crude prices unleashed by the Middle East conflict upends that and piles further pressure on the public finances.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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The story follows struggling creatives navigating debt, eviction threats and a precarious gig economy, visualized in Riley’s inventive style — from looming piles of eviction notices to characters literally struggling up and down steep inclines that mirror the instability of their lives.—
Deborah Sengupta Stith,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Floss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floss. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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