rattans

plural of rattan

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rattans
Noun
  • Petro has repeatedly defended his policy, which moves away from a repressive approach and prioritizes reaching agreements with growers of coca leaf - the raw material for cocaine - to encourage them to switch to other crops, pursuing major drug lords and combating money laundering.
    NPR, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Across these areas, the NWS warned of widespread subfreezing temperatures that could kill crops and other sensitive outdoor vegetation.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The sleeve stays in place with elastic velcro straps.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The oblong bag features a sinuous shape and roomy design, complete with a gold top clasp and top-handle straps connected near the base of the bag.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • WASP-39b is about the size of Saturn and whips around its sunlike star once every four days; that broiling orbit heats the planet’s dayside to 1,430 degrees Fahrenheit (776 degrees Celsius).
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2025
  • But Siepierski also concluded that the mansion probably was a brothel, based on what the neighbors said and the volume of racy lingerie, high heels, leather, whips and correspondence.
    Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Rattans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rattans. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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