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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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 average price of yarn produced in China, Turkey, Uzbekistan and Bangladesh is almost the same, but the price of yarn imported using land ports is much lower.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025
This 24-pack of mini skeins has a rainbow of vibrant colors with 1,308 yards total of the premium yarn.
—Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
Since being named creative director of the Scottish cashmere brand, Seward has done a deep dive into luxury yarns.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
Make Natural Dyes Use ground coffee to color yarn, clothes, canvas totes, or other scrap fabrics with an all-natural fabric dye.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025
This 24-pack of mini skeins has a rainbow of vibrant colors with 1,308 yards total of the premium yarn.
—Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
Since being named creative director of the Scottish cashmere brand, Seward has done a deep dive into luxury yarns.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
Make Natural Dyes Use ground coffee to color yarn, clothes, canvas totes, or other scrap fabrics with an all-natural fabric dye.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yarn
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Historians recently unveiled a rare 13th-century document depicting the tales of King Arthur and Merlin – and its survival is considered a miracle.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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That said, the tale of how a crude blue cartoon bear ran for office and actually did well despite common sense became far more relevant once Donald Trump began campaigning for the presidency.—
Steve Greene,
IndieWire,
12 Apr. 2025
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Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Despite some lofty promises from Chrissy and people’s overall wariness of Mitch and his story, the opportunity to eliminate Sai was just too tempting.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
10 Apr. 2025
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An adaptation of the Max Porter novella Grief Is the Thing With Feathers, the drama revolves around a widower (Cumberbatch) who is left to raise two young sons after the unexpected death of his wife.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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Crime 101 is directed by Bart Layton, and adapted from a novella by Don Winslow.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, Democrats, whose votes may not be required to propel Trump’s budget into law, are nonetheless practiced at pummeling the majority party using a political and up-to-the-minute economic narrative.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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Taking narratives to a whole new level, Split Fiction casts you and your significant other as Mio and Zoe, a pair of down-on-their-luck writers who become trapped in a combination of their stories (sci-fi meets fantasy) due to an accident at a groundbreaking literary tech firm.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Yarn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yarn. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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