rattans

Definition of rattansnext
plural of rattan

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rattans
Noun
  • The National Weather Service warns residents of the negative effect of frost and freeze conditions on crops and other sensitive vegetation.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado Updated February 20, Sacbee.com, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Not surprisingly, places where crops are grown tend to have good sunlight.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There’s a full divider panel, multiple pockets for smaller essentials, and elastic cross straps that keep everything compressed and in place.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2026
  • In the footage and images released by the FBI, the suspect appears to have a gun holstered near the center of his waist – an unusual position – and is seen wearing a backpack with reflective straps.
    Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Athena whips votes; Myki doesn’t bother.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Some white parents beat their children with the same whips the apartheid police used in Black neighborhoods.
    Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Rattans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rattans. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.

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