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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
This piece was made with linen, paper yarns, silk and cotton fabric.
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Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
The historic firm, which started making tweed as camouflage in 1846, achieves an ombré effect with yarns that are dyed separately and then blended together.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 11 Dec. 2025
Kipaş Textiles will then turn these into certified, high-quality filament yarns and staple fibers for new textile collections.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Dec. 2025
It is made of the brand's signature sculpting fabric and also contains collagen yarns.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
But like all good yarns, the legend has continued to evolve.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
The use of thick, heavy yarns and wide spacing further stabilizes the material.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 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
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Zeus acting for his own pleasure underlies the evolutionary tales of small groups raiding foreign shores, carrying off women.—
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Miyazaki’s singular style — his hand-drawn, painterly aesthetic and his thematic focus on a child’s-eye view of morally complex, humanistic tales — has been treated as the sole Asian animation worthy of entry into the Oscar canon.—
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
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Below, Dyens and Miailhe speak to Deadline about the importance of unearthing human stories amid the tragedy of the World War II era.—
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The book is a collection of three novellas, including the titular Legends of the Fall.—
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Works adapted from books or book series, novellas, short stories, graphic novels, plays, or magazine articles remain eligible.—
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“Yarns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yarns. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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