Thesaurus results for RIBBON(S)

ribbons 1 of 2

noun

plural of ribbon

as in strips

a long narrow piece of material tied a silk ribbon in her hair

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verb

present tense third-person singular of ribbon

as in tears

to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it over the years the historic flag had become badly ribboned by the wind

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Just a slab of meat from Rosewood Ranch in Texas, sliced into thick, leaning ribbons fanned out like a winning hand of cards. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 The team’s mesh consists of a grid of ultrathin ribbons of polymer with a thin conductive wire of platinum running through them. — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026 October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and domestic violence programs are calling for more than just purple ribbons. — Connie Neal, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026 As legend has it, Sir Lancelot once crossed a bridge of swords to rescue Queen Guinevere, his hands cut to ribbons. — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026 The researchers then incorporated these ribbons into an ultrathin, highly flexible polymer mesh, creating a network of interconnected energy-harvesting units. — New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026 Even more texture was added to the look with elements crafted with pleats, fringes and ribbons. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 However, not long after production wrapped on season two, hair colorist Miichelle Sharma revealed that Abdalla has officially ditched her character’s blonde ribbons for a double-chocolate brunette that’s perfect for fall. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2026 Choose solid objects over anything with netting, strings, ropes, ribbons or other materials in which an animal could become entangled. — Katie Koschalk, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The test strips for chlorine and quaternary ammonium expired in 2025.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
What catches the eye instead are the colored strips of tape running across the wall, like placeholders for the artworks that never got to hang in such a space.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

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But as measles tears through many of their hometowns in central Pennsylvania, the national conversation has become paradoxically politically charged.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Following her father’s unexpected death, Carrie enters the public high school ecosystem and is forced to navigate a viral bullying scandal that tears through her community.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

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