microfibers

noun

plural of microfiber
as in fibers

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Recent Examples of microfibers Cotton clothes are lint shedders, microfibers are lint attractors and when washed together, microfiber fleece ends up covered with little balls of lint. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for microfibers
  1. fibers
  2. filaments
  3. threads
Noun
  • For the most part, that excludes animal fibers like leather and virgin cashmere.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The paper aims to both demonstrate how fibers are released and to generate actionable solutions to the issue.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of fibers
Noun
  • Out in the wild, turbulent air swirls these plumes into a chaotic, broken landscape—dense chemical filaments laced through long stretches of clean air.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
  • When supplied with nutrients, the fabric sprouts a layer of fuzzy fungal filaments across its surface, effectively renewing itself.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
Definition of filaments
Noun
  • While nothing compares to the Hartford Whalers threads, the early-aughts uniforms improved on the original from 1997-98 with black outlining on the nameplate letters.
    — The Athletic NHL Staff, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Sales reps have agents that pull context from CRM, support tickets and Slack threads before every call.
    — Michel Tricot, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of threads

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