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Recent Examples of bead
Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
For a whimsical touch, the model added a white and orange beaded choker to her neck and flipped the ends of her hair.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 10 June 2025
Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
At Chanel, Fendi, and Balmain, shoes festooned with rhinestones, pearls, and beads took center stage.
—Kelsey Stewart, Refinery29, 25 June 2025
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Noun
Sliding timber lattice screens offer both privacy and intrigue, while mirrored tables and walls and beaded curtains creatively filter sunlight throughout the day.
—Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
For a whimsical touch, the model added a white and orange beaded choker to her neck and flipped the ends of her hair.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 10 June 2025
Verb
Shanga is the Swahili word for beads and the Shanga program is a social enterprise empowering people with disabilities.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
At Chanel, Fendi, and Balmain, shoes festooned with rhinestones, pearls, and beads took center stage.
—Kelsey Stewart, Refinery29, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bead
Noun
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Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
25 June 2025
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There were globs of stuff coming out of me, like sheets of it.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Water simply pearled on the surface without penetrating the membrane, and even the shoes’ exterior dried pretty quickly once the clouds parted and the sun came out.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2025
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Condensation began to pearl at the edges of his rental face mask, an older model that pressed uncomfortably against his temples.—
Elliot Ackerman,
WIRED,
9 Feb. 2024
Noun
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The water droplet did disperse quickly and evenly, though, suggesting that the material is still very moisture-wicking—a good quality for hot sleepers.—
Kathleen Felton,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2025
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This typically happens when infected respiratory droplets are released into the air when a sick person talks, sings, sneezes or coughs.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
12 June 2025
Verb
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The cold air is the same, and the snow pellets my cap, sifts under my collar.—
Jonny Diamond,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2025
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The technique has produced delicious, consistent results from campsites in Big Sur, California, and Baja, Mexico—and in everything from frying oil to pellet grills to standard home ovens.—
Wes Siler,
Outside Online,
25 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Leaner cuts also reduce fat drips and flame flare-ups, which can contribute to carcinogen formation.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
3 July 2025
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With companies going where liquidity is abundant, a steady drip of firms being taken private, and too few initial public offerings coming along to replace them, pressure is mounting to reverse the slow but inexorable shrinking of London’s historic trading venue.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
3 July 2025
Verb
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In other words, lumping together all such pursuits as bad apples is unfair and exasperating.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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People have lumped you in with the comedian Andrew Schultz, your co-host on the podcast Brilliant Idiots.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
Noun
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The same day, discounts and coupons offered on Meituan had seen prices of a cup of coffee drop to as low as 2 yuan ($0.28), according to local media.—
Dylan Butts,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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The drop was even starker among Republicans, with that change from 88 to 48 percent — nearly cut in half — in the space of a year.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
Verb
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The night culminated with a countdown as a glowing geodesic sphere 12 feet in diameter and weighing almost six tons descended from its lofty perch atop One Times Square.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Jan. 2023
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And young people are innovating outside that sphere as well, including Southern-gothic singer-songwriter Ethel Cain and art-rockers Geese.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
6 June 2022
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“Bead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bead. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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