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as in tales
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 stories
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 yarns
Using a non-comparative, cradle-to-gate method that excluded downstream applications and packaging, the study tracked materials from extraction or waste collection to the final textile-ready product, whether PET chips, staple fiber or yarns.
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Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
These longer fibers can be spun into finer, smoother and more durable yarns, securing Egyptian cotton’s place in high-end shirting, bedding, and premium fabrications.
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Kaja Grujic,
Vogue,
4 June 2026
The haberdashery is all about crafting supplies—specialty fabrics, yarns, and handprinted textiles—while the new mercantile focuses on finished artisan goods, apothecary items, unique gifts and whimsical home décor from small makers.
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Debby Rice,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
The Diplomat, Slow Horses, and Paradise all feel like worthy nominees, but the fact that these three crowd-pleasing geopolitical conspiracy yarns have such overlap in their themes is going to keep any one of them from leaping ahead as a winner.
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Joe Reid,
Vulture,
2 May 2026
Bellegarde is a knitwear designer, but here applies her joyful textile work to functional objects for the home, using faux fur yarns.
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Francesca Perry,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
But the stakes involved, both artistic and social, make these recollections far more than mere yarns.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 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.
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Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
3 Apr. 2026
The third design, Obi, is handwoven from recycled cotton yarns and constructed from narrow strips of fabric joined together.
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Allison Hatfield,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Mar. 2026
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
These longer fibers can be spun into finer, smoother and more durable yarns, securing Egyptian cotton’s place in high-end shirting, bedding, and premium fabrications.
—
Kaja Grujic,
Vogue,
4 June 2026
The haberdashery is all about crafting supplies—specialty fabrics, yarns, and handprinted textiles—while the new mercantile focuses on finished artisan goods, apothecary items, unique gifts and whimsical home décor from small makers.
—
Debby Rice,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
The Diplomat, Slow Horses, and Paradise all feel like worthy nominees, but the fact that these three crowd-pleasing geopolitical conspiracy yarns have such overlap in their themes is going to keep any one of them from leaping ahead as a winner.
—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
2 May 2026
Bellegarde is a knitwear designer, but here applies her joyful textile work to functional objects for the home, using faux fur yarns.
—
Francesca Perry,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
But the stakes involved, both artistic and social, make these recollections far more than mere yarns.
—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 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
The third design, Obi, is handwoven from recycled cotton yarns and constructed from narrow strips of fabric joined together.
—
Allison Hatfield,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yarns
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Daily tales of war and violence around the world made one want to clench one’s fists, grit one’s teeth, and to shout out in a paean of outraged hysteria.
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Hopefully, these three will be among the final cautionary tales of poor draft decisions.
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As a coastal town shaped by generations of immigrants, Half Moon Bay now has a new art display that serves as a reminder of the people and stories that continue to define the community.
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The board was also expected to vote Friday on a new social studies curriculum that links Bible stories with American history.
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These invasion fictions took a range of forms, from short stories and pamphlets to novellas and full-length novels, and proliferated especially in the late-Victorian and Edwardian period leading up to World War I, which brought the subgenre’s brief flourishing to an end.
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This pair of novellas is about a middle-aged woman, the heroine’s sister, who comes to Tokyo intent on obtaining breast implants and a protagonist contemplating artificial insemination in a culture that doubts the procedure’s morality.
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“Yarns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yarns. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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