1
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
Weaving is done on a loom, and patterns like twill or houndstooth are made by weaving weft (horizontal) yarns over and under warp (vertical) yarns into specific repeating patterns.
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Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The groundbreaking item provides strong support for the jaw and neck and is designed with the brand’s signature sculpting fabric and contains collagen yarns.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Huddart realized that this was due to the uneven way the yarns were brought together when forming strands.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Together, the three yarns (the hydrophobic, hydrophilic and reinforcement) define those valleys of depressions and channels.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Taking on a softer substance than diamonds, Uniqlo opened a Soufflé House pop-up inspired by its fall collection of soufflé yarns and let customers come in to nap on the soft yarn in the shape of a hill.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2025
McCandless seems to metaphorically have astronaut yarns in his DNA.
—Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Toray, which produces everything from yarns to finished products, is also working to streamline its production facilities for more flexible factories and shorten lead time throughout its supply chain.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The groundbreaking item provides strong support for the jaw and neck and is designed with the brand’s signature sculpting fabric and contains collagen yarns.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Huddart realized that this was due to the uneven way the yarns were brought together when forming strands.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Together, the three yarns (the hydrophobic, hydrophilic and reinforcement) define those valleys of depressions and channels.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Taking on a softer substance than diamonds, Uniqlo opened a Soufflé House pop-up inspired by its fall collection of soufflé yarns and let customers come in to nap on the soft yarn in the shape of a hill.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2025
McCandless seems to metaphorically have astronaut yarns in his DNA.
—Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Toray, which produces everything from yarns to finished products, is also working to streamline its production facilities for more flexible factories and shorten lead time throughout its supply chain.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yarns
Noun
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In Budapest, after the uprising against the Communist regime, Andor — raised by his mother with idealized tales of his dead father — has his world turned upside down when a brutish man appears, claiming to be his true father.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ledford is a songwriter to watch, spinning urgent, gripping tales of life’s ups and downs in the midst of a wildly colorful and psychedelic musical universe.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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While some among Democrats cast him as the party’s national leader and a natural choice for their 2028 nominee, conservative critics point to his past controversies, including other pay-for-play stories.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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The four stories and three novellas within it are taken from books Lee published early in his career.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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There are also plenty of collections that include novellas, so there are quite a few routes to consider.—
Kristen Arnett
August 21,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Yarns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yarns. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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