Thesaurus results for MICROFIBERS

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

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Noun

The experts also said to avoid high temperatures, which can fade denim and damage fibers.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
In animals, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) inside the muscle supplies most of the mechanical energy, while an electrical impulse travels along a motor neuron and triggers a chain of events that causes skeletal muscle fibers to contract.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026

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Astrophotographer Kevin Boardman captured this spectacular view of the Crescent Nebula, revealing intricate filaments of gas surrounding a massive star nearing the end of its life some 4,700 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Extra material Some 3D printer filaments include extra materials laced into the base material to add special properties.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

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The system should be programmed to actively penalize source monopolies, forcing the engine to scrape a healthy mix of technical journalism, independent community forums (like Reddit threads), and video transcripts.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
The Complete List On the bright side, Season 1 told largely a complete story with just a few loose threads left, so fans will not be left hanging too much by the cancellation.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

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