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Recent Examples of lint
Remember to clean the lint trap thoroughly before and after each use.
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Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025
For the interior, TravelPro, the luggage maker, suggests a handheld vacuum or lint brush for removing dirt and debris.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
Among the items: a tuner, tampons, lint rollers, assorted papers, snacks, and an extra swimsuit and pair of underwear.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
No issue is too minor: faced with complaints that a particular black skinny jean tended to emerge from the dryer covered with lint, Uniqlo developed a lint-repellent coating.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025
For the interior, TravelPro, the luggage maker, suggests a handheld vacuum or lint brush for removing dirt and debris.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
Among the items: a tuner, tampons, lint rollers, assorted papers, snacks, and an extra swimsuit and pair of underwear.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
No issue is too minor: faced with complaints that a particular black skinny jean tended to emerge from the dryer covered with lint, Uniqlo developed a lint-repellent coating.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lint
Noun
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The vintage look featured a large fur trim attached to a leather corset and a leather tassel skirt over black leggings.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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As his skin gradually healed, his fur began growing back.—
Allison Moses,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Hamer stopped in front of a row of boxes filled with random piles of food.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
29 Oct. 2025
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Video posted by Jamaica’s Constabulary Force in Black River, near where the eye came ashore, show snarled and downed power lines, piles of debris and many buildings completely collapsed — all on a street still covered in water.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Lint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lint. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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