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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
The acrylic-yarn palette of fuchsia, cyan, chartreuse, and orange is closer to a slot machine mid-spin or a glitch on a TV screen than to traditional patterning.
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María Carri, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026
The yarn loops of the terry cloth are densely packed, which contributes to the squish factor.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026
And knitting meant clumsily looping a strand of acrylic yarn onto the tip of a bamboo needle, groaning, then handing the project to my mother for help.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Parkdale Mills, a century-old yarn manufacturer based in Gastonia, announced two layoffs and facility closures this year.
—Desiree Mathurin
april 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026
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María Carri, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026
The yarn loops of the terry cloth are densely packed, which contributes to the squish factor.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026
And knitting meant clumsily looping a strand of acrylic yarn onto the tip of a bamboo needle, groaning, then handing the project to my mother for help.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Parkdale Mills, a century-old yarn manufacturer based in Gastonia, announced two layoffs and facility closures this year.
—Desiree Mathurin
april 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yarn
Noun
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The 2-panel chart below tells the tale.—
Carter Braxton Worth,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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Whitman’s poetry and prose; Melville’s early romances of the sea, Typee, Omoo, and Mardi; three novels by Harriet Beecher Stowe, including Uncle Tom’s Cabin; and the complete tales and sketches of Nathaniel Hawthorne.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The opera, and the novella it is based on, were written in French.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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The chiller is adapted from Elizabeth Engstrom’s cult 1980s novella of the same name.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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Each of these archetypes serves a distinct narrative purpose.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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That means by the time an indictment is returned, the factual narrative typically reflects a backward-looking account of conduct that may stretch over a decade.—
Andrew S. Boutros,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Yarn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yarn. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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