straw
noun
a single stalk or stem, especially of certain species of grain, chiefly wheat, rye, oats, and barley.
strawless
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a word derived from
straw.
Example Sentences
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In 2019, the company went to a strawless lid, eliminating a good amount of plastic.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
In 2018, the company committed to eliminate plastic straws worldwide by 2020 and also introduced a strawless lid.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2020
Drinks that require a straw will instead use a strawless lid, which has been implemented in more than 8,000 stores in the U.S. and Canada.
From Fox News ● May 1, 2019
Starbucks not only developed new “sippy cup” style strawless lids, the company has also been test-marketing paper straws at it stores in Santa Cruz, Calif., for well over a year.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 11, 2018
In these strawless bricks we may see the work of the oppressed people when the order came: “Thus saith the Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.”
From Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
