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Recent Examples of wool
It was followed by Everlane, and in 2016 the footwear brand Allbirds, which sold merino-wool sneakers that claimed a lower carbon footprint than a typical running shoe and attracted celebrity investors, including Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Elizabeth Cline, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Pozin points out that while clients often come in looking for linens for a summer wedding, a blend with silk or wool might wear better throughout the day.
—Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Other seasonal staples marked down include these breezy faux-denim Billabong wide-leg pants and this Madewell wool-blend cardigan—all of which are up to 50 percent off.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
Glasner’s wrap-them-in-cotton-wool approach worked in Manchester City’s favour on Wednesday but might well work against them when Palace host Arsenal on the last matchday of the Premier League season, just three days before that final against Rayo Vallecano.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 May 2026
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Elizabeth Cline, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Pozin points out that while clients often come in looking for linens for a summer wedding, a blend with silk or wool might wear better throughout the day.
—Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Other seasonal staples marked down include these breezy faux-denim Billabong wide-leg pants and this Madewell wool-blend cardigan—all of which are up to 50 percent off.
—Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
Glasner’s wrap-them-in-cotton-wool approach worked in Manchester City’s favour on Wednesday but might well work against them when Palace host Arsenal on the last matchday of the Premier League season, just three days before that final against Rayo Vallecano.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wool
Noun
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Mama pats Rafa’s head then ruffles his hair.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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One day in June, 2016, Denise returned from a hair appointment to discover that Djena had not yet gotten dinner ready.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Rise and fall But Healy, with her characteristic bluntness, didn’t sugar-coat what happened to that law.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
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Alicia Vikander wears a fun plaid coat and skirt set at the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2027 on May 20 in New York City.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Cotton clothes are lint shedders, microfibers are lint attractors and when washed together, microfiber fleece ends up covered with little balls of lint.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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Why the Nike Tech trend blew up Earlier this year, Nike Tech fleeces, jackets, pants and sweatsuits sparked cultural commentary with a viral social media trend that inspired young men to trade the casual style for preppy quarter-zip sweaters.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the league’s MVP for the second year in a row, is a prodigious wearer of fur coats without irony and sunglasses indoors.—
Ashley Fetters Maloy,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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Designers continue to emulate the drama and volume of fur with plastic or plant-based alternatives, stoking desire for the aesthetic, and consumers continue to flip-flop over whether or not fur is acceptable.—
Bella Webb,
Vogue,
18 May 2026
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“Wool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wool. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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