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noun

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plural of thread

as in clothing

covering for the human body a number of people at the prom complimented me on my "nice threads"

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verb

present tense third-person singular of thread

as in weaves

to scatter or set here and there among other things this history book threads excerpts from the diaries of pioneer women into its account of the settlement of the West

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as in strings

to put together into a series by means of or as if by means of a thread the reporter threaded his newspaper articles about the basketball team into a book that was essentially a chronicle of their championship season

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Noun

The process has been compared to stretching molten sugar into threads during candy making. —

Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 May 2026 Today, in a world dominated by mobile apps, social media, Reddit threads, and CNBC crawl bars, the ticker may matter more than ever. —

Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026 Grievances Tucked into the many pages of hateful rants and ideology in the manifesto the teens apparently co-authored are threads of personal grievances. —

Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026 For now, Addiss and Matthews speak with Entertainment Weekly about all those dangling threads. —

Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026 Notable finds include eclectic furniture from A&T Antiques, collectible vinyl at Rock & Roll Heaven, and vintage threads from Echoes of Retro. —

Linnea Bailey, Southern Living, 22 May 2026 Crumble pinch of saffron (about 8 threads) into sauce and stir to combine. —

José Andrés, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 May 2026 Li also shredded the silk threads on a pannier skirt to mimic the texture of tofu. —

Ari Stark, Footwear News, 19 May 2026 Dubbed the Velvet Gang, the trio snatches the overpriced, often monochromatic fashion threads designed by Christie Smith (Demi Moore, in a performance of comedic genius), a pretentious piece of work who stations herself in a leaning building (wink, win to San Francisco there). —

Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 May 2026

Verb

Throughout this dense and always engrossing survey of Lean’s career in film, Thompson threads the vicissitudes of the director’s personal life, spanning six wives and various other relationships and flings. —

David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026 So she was drawn to Laikipia Evolution, a story that threads together colonialism and land renewal and ways that responsible safari tourism can really benefit local communities. —

AFAR Media, 15 May 2026 In real life, Roth watched the world adapt to the pandemic and felt inspired to write about how panic threads itself into the fabric of society. —

Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 11 May 2026 Far below the canyon’s monumental walls, the Snake River threads its way through the landscape—a sustaining lifeline for the Nimiipuu (also known as the Nez Perce) people for generations. —

Kelsey Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026 Naema is the protagonist whose story threads throughout the whole trilogy, even as other characters come and go. —

Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026 Also on view are photos by Adrian Burrell, a third-generation resident of Oakland, California, whose photos are inspired by a family history of enslavement that threads from Senegal to Louisiana. —

Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026 There is an electricity that threads through every scene. —

Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026 That personal history threads through everything about The Person Who Believed in Me. —

H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026

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Noun

Despite his lack of both clothing and confidence, the Wolf eventually found his way to the Master of Life, who was also inspiring but demanding.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Finding flattering, warm weather-friendly clothing suitable for petites can be a challenge.

— Ali Faccenda, InStyle, 25 May 2026