sties

variants or styes
plural of sty

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Noun
  • This set includes six hangers, each designed with five holes that can hold five garments both horizontally (up to 6 pounds) and vertically (up to 8 pounds).
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Several bullet holes, a pile of sheets, clothing and cardboard covered in blood were all found at the scene, along with an AR-style rifle, other guns and several pools of blood, according to the outlet.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Other cuts start as pop songs before crashing into atonal messes and freak rock chaos.
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • It’s equipped with strong suction to suck up small messes in tricky spots around the house and in the car.
    Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Sties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sties. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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