Thesaurus results for THREADS

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noun

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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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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Recent Examples of threads

Noun

The frequency of horizontal gene transfer means that, in addition to the neatly branching trees that relate species by common descent, there are small threads connecting distant branches of the tree of life. —

John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026 One of the more harrowing threads in the film involves a protagonist who is molested by a religious figure but has no recourse to justice. —

Jenny S. Li, Variety, 16 June 2026 So much understanding and control and normalcy has been taken away from us, and to articulate that and to be able to follow those threads that feel really shattered in my mind is so helpful. —

Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 14 June 2026 Elsewhere in the exhibition, another lamé qipao, this one from the 1940s, shows how technology advances, with the fabric manufacturers by then able to dye the metallic threads, Hansen added. —

Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 13 June 2026 Prioritise, which uses AI to surface your most important notifications first, and Summarise, which condenses long chat threads into a quick summary without opening the app. —

Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026 But one of the most interesting threads is about literal threads. —

Olivia Tauber, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026 Teamwork, Facebook threads, and something just weird enough to work. —

Literary Hub, 9 June 2026 The modest gown featured a bateau neckline and three-quarter sleeves, with wildflowers hand-embroidered into the silk threads and organza of her veil, a nod the 53 countries of the Commonwealth. —

Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026

Verb

To no one’s surprise, Bonnie is immediately transfixed by her Lilypad (voiced by Greta Lee, whose arrogant smarm effectively threads the needle between Maya Hawke’s Anxiety and Regina George’s everything else). —

David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 June 2026 For something more guided, there’s a kaiseki-style tasting menu that threads together raw fish, the cicchetti, and a bowl of tsukemen. —

Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 Joy threads through every jazz refrain. —

Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for threads

Noun

Staying out of the grass where a tick can latch onto your clothing.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026
Jokes aside, every four years the World Cup offers participating countries an extremely high-profile opportunity to express themselves through clothing design.

— Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 16 June 2026