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  • plural of thread.
  • present tense form of thread (3rd person singular).
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threads

British  
/ θrɛdz /

plural noun

  1. a slang word for clothes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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They began advertising the product by posting links in Reddit threads and buying ads on Instagram.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Reddit threads abound with fertility playlist suggestions and Bareilles’ addition to the canon doesn’t go unnoticed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Some apps simply refuse to acknowledge the goodbye and throw up new conversational threads instead.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

That ability to hold seemingly opposing ideas at once became one of the most compelling threads running through the festival.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Sigurd tore out of the river as Dobrynya pulled his handful of water threads and the canyon collapsed.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

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