rattans

plural of rattan

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rattans
Noun
  • Over the past two years, farmers had issues selling their crops, leading growers to leave 100,000 tons of grapes to rot in the vineyards.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The crops will be sold at a local market and to future restaurants.
    Khadejeh Nikouyeh, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The aim is practical comfort that could help new parents spend less time adjusting straps or tugging at seams and more time getting through a list that changes by the hour.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Kevlar is used on the knee straps and waistband for tension resistance and strength.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 Nov. 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 14 Nov. 2025.

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