1
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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2
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
With little prompting, Skeet launches into a series of yarns about the history of the county.
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Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
But Anderson balances the sprawling, conspiracy-minded aspects of this yarn with the intimate father-daughter story, which is the heart of the matter.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
Way to Celebrate Stacked Yarn Pumpkins Tabletop Decor Designed with soft, ribbed yarn and quintessential seasonal colors, this darling tabletop decor exudes everything warm and cozy.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
Joann, which shuttered its doors in May, makes a comeback with Michaels offering its fabrics, yarns, and sewing gear in over 840 stores, with more to come.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
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Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
But Anderson balances the sprawling, conspiracy-minded aspects of this yarn with the intimate father-daughter story, which is the heart of the matter.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
Way to Celebrate Stacked Yarn Pumpkins Tabletop Decor Designed with soft, ribbed yarn and quintessential seasonal colors, this darling tabletop decor exudes everything warm and cozy.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
Joann, which shuttered its doors in May, makes a comeback with Michaels offering its fabrics, yarns, and sewing gear in over 840 stores, with more to come.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yarn
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In a battle between two undefeated NFC teams, the Buccaneers and Eagles played a tale of two halves that came down to the wire.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Told through empathetic interviews with his bandmates and family, Struebing’s ordeal becomes a tale of partial redemption and a lament about the failure of our justice system to meet the mental-health needs of people caught up in it.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Her stories began running Monday and will continue this week.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Featuring illustrations by Sophie Blackall, the novella wraps up the trilogy that DiCamillo largely wrote during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Based on Denis Johnson’s beloved novella, Train Dreams is the portrait of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), a logger and railroad worker who leads a life of unexpected depth and beauty in the rapidly changing America of the early 20th Century.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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The 2024 European Parliament elections strengthened far-right blocs and pushed the centre-right toward diluting elements of the Green Deal, reframing climate rules as sovereignty or competitiveness threats and amplifying cost-of-living and farmer-protest narratives.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The predominant narrative among many springs scientists, advocates and government officials is that rising nitrate levels in springs over the past few decades fuels the growth of excess algae.—
Christopher F. Meindl,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Yarn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yarn. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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