threaded
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- interthreaded adjective
- multithreaded adjective
- nonthreaded adjective
- unthreaded adjective
Etymology
Origin of threaded
Example Sentences
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I’d only seen the trailer for “The Girlfriend” at the time of the shoot but knew I wanted something that contained the idea of untrustworthy narrators that seemed to be threaded throughout.
From Los Angeles Times
“Powell threaded the needle by acknowledging that they may not need to cut, but are open to cutting in 2026 and 2027.”
From MarketWatch
He’s wearing a dashiki as black as the night sky with stars and galaxies threaded into his clothing.
From Literature
The fabric pumpkins are then finished off with threaded floss and a fabric stem.
From Salon
"He's sort of part of the DNA of the book and he's threaded through it a great deal," he said.
From BBC
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