Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lints
Noun
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Ros was especially proud of this space, where seven artisans work on bags and furs.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025 -
European colonists in America killed beavers primarily for their furs and for their scent glands, which were (and are) used in perfumes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Early the next morning, out on Crotch Island, Ramos led Eglin and a few visitors down an old track littered with rusted machinery and piles of grout (the vulgate for waste rock) to an arena-size section of the quarry where the four men were already busy cutting stone.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Debris piles have replaced pews; the welcoming church has closed its doors; and the churchgoers’ mounting grief has swelled.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Defensively, the Commanders continue to excel in pressuring quarterbacks and defending on third downs, though injuries in the secondary could pose challenges.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Sister Wives has documented the ups and downs of the Brown family — which includes 18 children in total — since 2010.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Lints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lints. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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