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Recent Examples of floss
At your average dentist’s appointment, you get reminded to brush your teeth and floss regularly.
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Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2026
Crew members recommend this convenient kit, which includes a bottle of flight-friendly toothpaste, a toothbrush, and even a floss pick.
—Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026
And please, don’t skip the floss — a dentist can tell!
—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Sydney Sweeney wore nothing but a super plunging bustier corset and floss-thin thong while shaking her butt.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
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Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2026
Crew members recommend this convenient kit, which includes a bottle of flight-friendly toothpaste, a toothbrush, and even a floss pick.
—Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026
And please, don’t skip the floss — a dentist can tell!
—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Sydney Sweeney wore nothing but a super plunging bustier corset and floss-thin thong while shaking her butt.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floss
Noun
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Rihanna’s huge yellow fur dress, created by Chinese designer Guo Pei.—
Blanche Marcel,
Vanity Fair,
27 Apr. 2026
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Dander, fur, and dust can accumulate quickly, especially in spaces with carpeting or heavy foot traffic, where particles tend to settle and recirculate throughout the day.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Once the drone was hit by another drone, the soldiers walked over to retrieve both drones and added them to the pile of drones damaged in earlier training sessions.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Or a big pile of unclaimed brassieres?—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Floss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floss. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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