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as in tale
a brief account of something interesting that happened especially to one personally
Grandpa likes to tell yarns about when he was young
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as in story
a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel
a ripping yarn about space travel and alien monsters
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Recent Examples of yarn
As a crochet designer with nearly a decade of stitching experience, seeing the fiber art make its runway return warms my yarn-loving heart in a way only wool can (IYKYK).
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Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 3 Apr. 2026
Nelson’s 1975 album spins a yarn about a fugitive on the run after killing his wife and her lover.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
They are made with supersoft long-staple zero-twist cotton yarns but have 550 GSM, so the towels air-dry after just about an hour and a half.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 3 Apr. 2026
Specifically, Advance Denim’s Reflex line of performance stretch fabrics utilizes VintageFX technology, a dual-core yarn engineered to produce long-wearing, comfort-stretch denim that looks and feels like a favorite pair of vintage jeans.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
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Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 3 Apr. 2026
Nelson’s 1975 album spins a yarn about a fugitive on the run after killing his wife and her lover.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
They are made with supersoft long-staple zero-twist cotton yarns but have 550 GSM, so the towels air-dry after just about an hour and a half.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 3 Apr. 2026
Specifically, Advance Denim’s Reflex line of performance stretch fabrics utilizes VintageFX technology, a dual-core yarn engineered to produce long-wearing, comfort-stretch denim that looks and feels like a favorite pair of vintage jeans.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
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So does the tale of the tape, which clearly favors New York in its first-round matchup against a pesky Hawks team hoping to pull off an upset.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Dimon delivered a familiar tale that somehow manages to instill calm and panic at the same time.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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That means the street-facing facades cannot be changed although some features, like the second- and third-story windows bricked over by Owen Beidelman, could be restored.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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James Ashcroft wrote and directed the film, which was adapted from Elizabeth Engstrom’s 1980s novella of the same name.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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Adapted from Algernon Blackwood’s supernatural novella, The Man Whom the Trees Loved is a ghostly tale of the inexplicable horrors of nature.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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Now, as a parent to two small children myself, Margo’s choice stirred up a lot of feelings for me, especially because this exact narrative — a young, twenty-something woman decides to keep her baby after getting impregnated by a married professor — is also playing out on HBO’s Rooster.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
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Each dish reflects memory, heritage, and the collective voice of his team, giving space to narratives that deserve to be heard.—
Eric Ripert,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Yarn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yarn. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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