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Cronin said Mara could return in about a week but had benefited from being sidelined because it allowed him to add bulk to his threadlike 7-foot-3 frame.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024

Mycelia are threadlike cells that absorb nutrients, not unlike a plant’s root.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

Myelin is the protective sheath covering each nerve cell's axon -- the threadlike portion of a cell that transmits electrical signals between cells.

From Science Daily • Jan. 14, 2024

"Microfibers – threadlike plastics frequently shed from clothing and textiles – are the most common form of microplastics ingested by marine fish, crustaceans, and bivalves in most studies to date," Baechler told Salon.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2023

In dim shafts of light from the windows of the house I saw snowflakes and the threadlike white sporecases of the trees falling softly together onto the dark water.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin