threads
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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His depiction of the heavens is just one of many threads and themes that run through his decades of work.
From Los Angeles Times
She cites threads about people going bald or going through pregnancy.
From BBC
I open each of our individual text threads, but we hardly use those.
From Literature
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Its surface was scattered with twigs and leaves caught in its sticky threads.
From Literature
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He marveled at his own glowing hands before the threads of gold vanished.
From Literature
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