Thesaurus results for RIBBON(S)

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noun

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plural of ribbon

as in strips

a long narrow piece of material tied a silk ribbon in her hair

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verb

present tense third-person singular of ribbon

as in tears

to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it over the years the historic flag had become badly ribboned by the wind

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Recent Examples of ribbons

Noun

Instead of shredded carrots, ribbons of carrots give this sweet, crunchy salad a makeover. —

Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026 Festivities typically include parades, street food, block parties, mariachi competitions, and baile folklórico, or folkloric ballet, with whirling dancers wearing bright, ruffled dresses and their hair tied with shiny ribbons. —

Todd Feurer, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 Maddie threw the first pitch at the event, and ribbons around the field were painted orange for her. —

Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026 Many wore orange and green ribbons around their necks, Metayer’s favorite colors. —

Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026 The afternoon concluded with each participant receiving ribbons and lunch donated by Generations Daycare. —

Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026 The duo matched in pastels tones; Charlotte, who was 3 years old at the time, also accessorized her look with a few red hair ribbons. —

Emma Banks, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026 Everyone wore stickers of yellow ribbons – a symbol of hope and support for missing persons. —

Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 Once cooled, it’s sliced into thick, long ribbons before getting a cast-iron char and a visit to the grill’s smokebox. —

Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026

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In 1912, Georges Braque (1882–1963) had glued strips of fake-wood wallpaper onto a pencil-and-gouache still life titled Fruit Dish and Glass, done in the Analytic Cubist style he’d developed with his colleague/competitor/collaborator Pablo Picasso (1881–1973).

— Howard Halle, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
O’Neal knows the regulars, patrons whose photo strips are taped behind the bar.

— Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026